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Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Australian comedy group Tripod performs a song that I'm sure describes none of my readers in any way whatsoever. (Courtesy of my good friend The Knitty Professor.)

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2006 7:00 AM by oldnewthing
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# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:07 AM by 8
I regularly play games, but what's "spatial intelligence"?

Those WW2 games are good for my german lingo :) it's very easy to understand imho.

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:14 PM by Randolpho
Spatial Intelligence I assume means the ability to reason and relate in three dimensions. Being able to judge distances and angles, for example.

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:09 PM by Andrew Lim
ROFL! They're funny and can actually sing too!

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:09 PM by A regular viewer
"Thanks for your interest in Google Video.

Currently, the playback feature of Google Video isn't available in your country.

We hope to make this feature available more widely in the future, and we really appreciate your patience."

Half a sphere maketh not a globe.

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:20 PM by schwiet
lol

# Solche Leute kenn ich auch...

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:48 PM by Dinge, Zeugs und Sachen
Ein schönes Lied (auf Englisch) über die Mühen der Männer mit Frauen und Spielekonsolen (und interessante Einblicke über räumliche Koordination und Kartenlesefähigkeiten *g*).
Quelle: The Old New Thing

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:32 PM by Phyllis
"Half a sphere maketh not a globe."

So what are you trying to say, regular viewer?  Am I just being touchy by interpreting that as some criticism of linking to a site that not everyone can view?  Raymond is perhaps being Western-Hemispherecentric?  Or maybe you meant nothing by it.  But if you can't see it and you're put out by this, well, boo hoo.

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:16 PM by JamesW
If someone posts a .gvp file of the video, or just the URL from the .gvp file, then those of us in less favoured parts of the globe can have a look too.

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Thursday, February 23, 2006 12:08 AM by Kelli Zielinski
... oh hey I resemble that video.  Er, ah, resent it, I mean.  Yeah.  That's that's what I meant...

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Thursday, February 23, 2006 5:21 AM by Iain
For A regular viewer:

http://feelingtea.com/decode/google/index.php

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:20 AM by Marcel
Great link Iain, thanks!
These Google videos which I was never able to watch without looking for an open US proxy first were starting to annoy me, too.

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Thursday, February 23, 2006 12:57 PM by Austin Spafford
Simply awesome!

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:15 PM by James Summerlin
So is this a bad time to mention my level 60 Paladin that has the full LAWBRINGER armor set and THE UNSTOPPABLE FORCE two-handed mace?

James

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Thursday, February 23, 2006 4:53 PM by Ariel
James,

It doesn't matter. your DPS is still terrible.

=p

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:45 PM by A regular viewer
Iain, many thanks. Much appreciate it.

# re: Games give you hand-eye coordination and spatial intelligence together with map-reading skills

Monday, February 27, 2006 11:06 AM by Tony Blair's third nipple
Video games do indeed increase your map reading skills and spatial awareness. I can prove this by telling you that most women do not play them.

Go figure
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