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The Impact of Recreational Video Game Play on Children's and Adolescents' Cognition
Author(s) -
Blumberg Fran C.,
Altschuler Elizabeth A.,
Almonte Debby E.,
Mileaf Maxwell I.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20030
Subject(s) - video game , recreation , psychology , cognition , developmental psychology , cognitive development , cognitive skill , game play , empirical research , multimedia , computer science , epistemology , neuroscience , political science , law , philosophy
Current empirical findings show linkages between recreational video game play and enhanced cognitive skills, primarily among young adults. However, consideration of this linkage among children and adolescents is sparse. Thus, discussions about facilitating transfer of cognitive skills from video game play to academic tasks among children and adolescents remains largely uninformed by research. To inform this discussion, we review available research concerning the cognitive benefits of video game play among children and adolescents and their impressions of video games as learning tools as these impressions may impact their application of cognitive skills used during game play to academic tasks. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.