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Video Games and Cognitive Abilities
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Studies have shown that young people who play first person shooter games exhibit superior cognitive abilities compared to their peers who don't play these games. However, developing a video game with engaging, immersive and enjoyable features that also have cognitive enhancement effects or maintenance effects requires an openness and communication between video game professionals and artists, engineers, designers and scientists.
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