According to a survey from the University of Rochester in New York, adults that play lots of action video games can possibly improve their eyesight.
Those who play see significant improvements in “their ability to notice subtle differences in shades of gray.”
“Normally, improving contrast sensitivity means getting glasses or eye surgery — somehow changing the optics of the eye,” said Daphne Bavelier of the study.“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.”
The study divided 22 adults into two groups, with one group playing “Call of Duty 2″ and “Unreal Tournament 2004.” The second group played “The Sims 2,” a slower game that requires much less hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
Each group played exactly 50 hours of the games over nine weeks. By the end of the training, those in the first group showed a 43 percent improvement in “their ability to discern close shades of gray,” whereas the second group had no improvement.
Result for: shades
Pioneer has announced the launch of 4 new Blu-ray players, three Bonus View and one BD-Live compliant.
The Bonus View players are the BDP-LX08, BDP-LX71, and BDP-51FD and the BD-Live player (Profile 2.0) is the BDP-LX91. The company says the players each have “redesigned chipsets to improve overall performance.”
As is now standard, each player can handle 1080p/24 as well as HDMI 1.3a. According to the press release, “HDMI 12-Bit Deep Colour support guarantees smooth transitions between different shades and delivers an unprecedented range of colour tones, recreating the natural world on the TV screen.” The players also have internal decoding for DTS HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD.
The BDP-LX71 will be available by September, the BDP-51FD and the BDP-LX08 will arrive in October and the BDP-LX91 finally in December. There was no word on pricing.
