• By Adam Frucci
    Feb 6, 2007 6:44 PM 1,038
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    Video Games Improve Your Sight; Chen Has X-ray Vision

    Finally, kids have another excuse to stay inside and play video games when it's a nice day outside besides "hand-eye coordination." Apparently video games, specifically "action games" like Unreal Tournament, improve vision by up to 20%. Eat that, carrots.

    Researchers at the University of Rochester tested both Unreal Tournament and Tetris, with Tetris doing basically nothing to your eyesight and UT giving that 20% boost. Well, you'd better log on and play some Facing Worlds CTF… it's for your own good.–Adam Frucci

    University of Rochester [via Medgadget]


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