Kokkinakis, Athanasios V., Cowling, Peter I. orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-6683, Drachen, Anders orcid.org/0000-0002-1002-0414 et al. (1 more author) (2017) Exploring the relationship between video game expertise and fluid intelligence. PLoS ONE. e0186621. ISSN 1932-6203
Abstract
Hundreds of millions of people play intellectually-demanding video games every day. What does individual performance on these games tell us about cognition? Here, we describe two studies that examine the potential link between intelligence and performance in one of the most popular video games genres in the world (Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas: MOBAs). In the first study, we show that performance in the popular MOBA League of Legends' correlates with fluid intelligence as measured under controlled laboratory conditions. In the second study, we also show that the age profile of performance in the two most widely-played MOBAs (League of Legends and DOTA II) matches that of raw fluid intelligence. We discuss and extend previous videogame literature on intelligence and videogames and suggest that commercial video games can be useful as 'proxy' tests of cognitive performance at a global population level.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Kokkinakis et al. |
Keywords: | Journal Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) > York Neuroimaging Centre |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/M023265/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2017 09:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 14:13 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186621 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0186621 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124355 |
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