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ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 30 (UPI) –

Video games that involve high levels of action — such as first-person-shooter games — increase a player’s real-world vision, a U.S. researcher found.

Daphne Bavelier of the University of Rochester said the ability to discern slight differences in shades of gray has long been thought to be an attribute of the human visual system that cannot be improved. However, Bavelier found the very practiced action gamers become 58 percent better at perceiving fine differences in contrast.

Normally, improving contrast sensitivity means getting glasses or eye surgery — somehow changing the optics of the eye, Bavelier said in a statement. But we’ve found that action video games train the brain to process the existing visual information more efficiently, and the improvements last for months after game play stopped.

Bavelier said the findings show action video game training may be a useful complement to eye-correction techniques, since game…

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) –

High Voltage studio’s Matt Corso says videogame lovers that think Nintendo’s family-friendly Wii consoles are for seniors and little siblings are in for a big surprise in June.

That is when the videogame maker’s “Conduit” title will hit the US market and, Corso contends, prove Wiis are ideal for action-adventure play typically associated with hardware rivals Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

“It feels like ‘Halo,’ but it’s not,” Corso said while demonstrating “Conduit” in a private room at a Game Developers Conference that ends Friday in San Francisco.

“Halo” is a blockbuster science fiction action videogame made for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 consoles. Players battle alien hordes as a fierce soldier known as Master Chief.

“A lot of it is just getting over the stigma that Wii is for grandparents and our little brother; that is complete nonsense. We were supe…

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LOS ANGELES, Ca., Jan. 13 (TOTI) –
One thing’s for certain about the popular Nintendo Wii Fit, the gaming console has not been able to stay on store shelves since the product was originally introduced.  That seems to speak to the fact the consumers will really loved it.  It’s more than a game, because it forces gamers to use their bodies.  

Wii Fit is for everyone

Wii Fit is not just a game for kids, either.  People of all ages have benefited from it.  

“I bought my 62-yr old mother a Wii and Wii Fit, this is somebody that never play video games or go to the gym, she now gets some exercise every day, and have fun doing it. thanks nintendo!”, said one enthused gift giver.  

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