ArticleJournal of vision2021
How do visual skills relate to action video game performance?
Article in Journal of vision, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06848114 (The Effect of Posture and Scapular Position on Performance Parameters in E-sport Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Posture and Scapular Position on Performance Parameters in E-sport Players
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Differences in eye movement characteristics between expert and non-expert eSports players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
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- The Relationship Between Game-Related Assessment and Traditional Measures of Cognitive Ability-A Meta-Analysis.Journal of Intelligence · 2024Article
- Phenomenology, Quantity, and Numerosity.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
- A novel visual illusion paradigm provides evidence for a general factor of illusion sensitivity and personality correlates.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
It has been claimed that video gamers possess increased perceptual and cognitive skills compared to non-video gamers. Here, we examined to which extent gaming performance in CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) correlates with visual performance. We tested 94 players ranging from beginners to experts with a battery of visual paradigms, such as visual acuity and contrast detection. In addition, we assessed performance in specific gaming skills, such as shooting and tracking, and administered personality traits. All measures together explained about 70% of the variance of the players' rank. In particular, regression models showed that a few visual abilities, such as visual acuity in the periphery and the susceptibility to the Honeycomb illusion, were strongly associated with the players' rank. Although the causality of the effect remains unknown, our results show that high-rank players perform better in certain visual skills compared to low-rank players.
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