What Gamers Have In Common With Top Athletes 201
nk497 writes "It's no surprise that professional gamers aren't quite as fit as elite athletes, but they do have something in common. According to a British academic, top-level players show similar psychological attributes as top athletes, such as the ability to manage anxiety, and have reaction times on par with fighter pilots. Dr. Micklewright said, 'When I first got asked to do [the study], my initial reaction was "don't be ridiculous, gaming is nothing like sport." But the more I thought about it, the more similarities [became clear], and I became more and more convinced that it was close in many ways to sport.' While sitting in front of a screen might not have the same physical demands as running a marathon, neither do playing snooker or darts. Still, while gamers show good reflexes, their health was worse than expected, with one 20-something professional player showing the same aerobic health as a 60-year-old smoker." This story is based on a BBC radio report which you can currently hear, although that link seems to say that it won't last.
Take that back! (Score:5, Funny)
I may be a gamer, but my right hand has the stamina of an 18 year old!
Real life sports. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:nothing wrong here (Score:5, Funny)
Might??? (Score:3, Funny)
Might not? Might not?? Hell, making a sandwich has more physical demands than playing the vijimagames.
Re:Cause or Result (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Unpopular answer (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Alpha Male Syndrome? (Score:3, Funny)
That said, I think football and soccer would be funnier if the scoring team tea-bagged their rivals every time they made a point.
Turnabout is fair play, you really want the halo team to dance, hug each other, and rub each others butts after a kill and then take a shower together after the game, while the elderly newspaper writers watch, er, I mean interview them? I could do without that creepy stuff.
Re:Take that back! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Take that back! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cause or Result (Score:3, Funny)
North Korean gamers, on the other hand, are the portrait of good health! [slashdot.org]
Re:They meet girls through their hobby (Score:1, Funny)
Just wait for it (Score:2, Funny)
"Whoa man, there's ProGamer69"
"Yeh, he's uber leet, look at the size of him"
"He must put in some serious sessions to get a bod like that, just look as them rolls of flab"
"Yeah, I just wanna grab them and roll about in them"
"You're working on a pretty nice gut yourself, how do you manage it with this pro-fitness thing everyone is forcing on us?"
"Oh that" *scoffs* "CoD7 + Mountain Dew all the way bud"
not true for everyone (Score:2, Funny)
Re:They meet girls through their hobby (Score:2, Funny)