You always hear people like Jack Thompson saying video games make people kill. You never hear them say video games make people better laproscopic surgeons. Now you have.
There was a strong correlation between video game skills and a surgeon’s capabilities performing laparoscopic surgery in the study published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery.
Laparoscopy and related surgeries involve manipulating instruments through a small incision or body opening where the surgeon’s movements are guided by watching a television screen.
Video game skills translated into higher scores on a day-and-half-long surgical skills test, and the correlation was much higher than the surgeon’s length of training or prior experience in laparoscopic surgery, the study said.
But much like Mr. Thompson’s faulty argument correloation does not equal causation.
While surgeons may benefit from playing video games, the study did not give parents a pass if their children play the games for hours on end.
So good luck trying that one on your parents. Me? I’m going to law school since I beat Phoenix Wright.
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