"Indisputable link" (?!) between driving games and driving faster |
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Oh for Pete's flying sake...BBC reports on a little thousand-man survey conducted by British driving school BSM that shows what they, BSM, claim is an "indisputable link" between playing driving games and then driving faster and harder. (We've been here before, haven't we?) Here are the results from the BSM survey which prompted that "indisputable" comment:
- 27% of motorists ages 16-24 admitted to more risk-taking on the road after a gaming session;
- A quarter of the drivers said that they felt like they were in a racing simulation while driving for real;
- 34% of respondents thought that racing games "can improve real-life driving ability";
- Two in five respondents (around 40% of the pool) thought that games "improve reflexes" (which is, in any case, a real-world driving skill, too);
- And just over half the regular gamers pass their driver's test for the first time, compared to only 45% of infrequent (or non) gamers.
Of course, the BBC said that Perry is currently working on a driving game (hmm... guess it's not the "Top Secret Project" then). But you know what? We'll just go back to what we said a while back, and agree with Perry: if you can't amp down, don't rev up (yeah, it used to say "gas up", but "rev up" is more relevant). You'd be surprised how many of the best racers in gaming and real-life can be ice-cold analytical behind the wheel - they have to be to maintain their edge.
And one more thing: indeed, gaming can help improve reflexes, and (if designed well) even introduce the uninitiated to some of the basics concepts of driving. Still, driving games are no substitute for driver's ed.
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What does you IQ have to be in order to confuse gaming with real life?
because after i play Initial D in the arcade, i want to drive faster than normal on the way to the next destination or home XD
Thats so true. I speed all the time and it gives me such a rush... However, I dont think i reached the stage where I confuse reality for videogames, cus I havent started carjacking yet.
I just have fun speeding, what can i say?
It's even worse when you drive a fast car like mine...... BWAAAAAAAAHAHHH AHHHAH