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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Nobody: 7:03pm On Apr 05, 2015
GodMode:



How can you say such

if you've ever played Tomb Raider on PS one, you won't say such angry angry angry The level of thinking and puzzles in that game can make someone run mad... sad sad sad

Chai tomb raider i remember that game took me a month to find a way.. that game you must have patient but annonying though unlimited bullets just to waste on dogs and bears. undecided

I hated the one where you play from where she was young that stage with a guy riding the horse with no head, you had to jump a through rocks. very hard game
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by martineverest(m): 7:04pm On Apr 05, 2015
It depends on d type of game....as a mechanical engineer,i download loads of puzzle,pipings,sudokus,scrabble and chess games.....dey help me in logical reasoning,mathematical and psychological calculations.....but games like battlefield,crysis and fifa can make u dull when u re addicted to it........i recommend puzzle and scrabble for children,it helps in maths

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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Vicorolex1(m): 7:04pm On Apr 05, 2015
Preboy:
are you kidding me?... it makes you smarter in every way

improves your memory
makes you come up with strategies on the fly
makes you think faster
improves reflexes
you get to learn new words, player names(football), mystic/ancient deities & so much more

the list long abeg plus it fun & helps pass time during boring days, not to add that it relieves stress after the day's work
yea I agree with u. but it can't be all gud na. think of dat 5hrs u put into playing Ur favorite game. if plunged into hard studies. which do u think will com out most productive? just thinking to both extreemes ni o
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by cupidhero(m): 7:05pm On Apr 05, 2015
Vicorolex1:


like it has a way of confusing reality wit fantasy right?
Yeah! Something like that. It is one of those tools used by the elite to glorify war and prepare us for a police state or martial law.
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Vicorolex1(m): 7:06pm On Apr 05, 2015
martineverest:
It depends on d type of game....as a mechanical engineer,i download loads of puzzle,pipings,sudokus,scrabble and chess games.....dey help me in logical reasoning,mathematical and psychological calculations.....but games like battlefield,crysis and fifa can make u dull when u re addicted to it........i recommend puzzle and scrabble for children,it helps in maths
so so true
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Ilekeh(f): 7:06pm On Apr 05, 2015
They make me pay attention to fine details. I love my PS4................
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by GodMode: 7:10pm On Apr 05, 2015
Vicorolex1:

yea I agree with u. but it can't be all gud na. think of dat 5hrs u put into playing Ur favorite game. if plunged into hard studies. which do u think will com out most productive? just thinking to both extreemes ni o

there is a time to study but playing is always better than studying.... especially in Nigeria... except you're studying how to code.

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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by iamdjtune: 7:11pm On Apr 05, 2015
Games Like Modern Combat, GTA, Splinter Cell. Make us smarter... buh if your the type that loves candy crush.. am sorry... Your IQ is on a steady decline

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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Nobody: 7:18pm On Apr 05, 2015
Vicorolex1:

yea I agree with u. but it can't be all gud na. think of dat 5hrs u put into playing Ur favorite game. if plunged into hard studies. which do u think will com out most productive? just thinking to both extreemes ni o
gaming is studying especially when you're a smarty, I'm not saying its all good, I mean gaming has some really bad sides, but the topic is only comparing if it makes you smart or dull.... and I see smart written all over video games
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Baddestguyp(m): 7:19pm On Apr 05, 2015
iamdjtune:
Games Like Modern Combat, GTA, Splinter Cell. Make us smarter... buh if your the type that loves candy crush.. am sorry... Your IQ is on a steady decline
grin not only candy crush. sims, Kim kardashian Hollywood, jewel quest, etc

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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by GodMode: 7:20pm On Apr 05, 2015
pcguru1:


Chai tomb raider i remember that game took me a month to find a way.. that game you must have patient but annonying though unlimited bullets just to waste on dogs and bears. undecided

I hated the one where you play from where she was young that stage with a guy riding the horse with no head, you had to jump a through rocks. very hard game

I played part 4.... they were in Egypt...
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by ThisMeansWAR: 7:21pm On Apr 05, 2015
I learned 70% of American history play assassins Creed on xbox
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Vicorolex1(m): 7:22pm On Apr 05, 2015
I always knew dat a day like dis would one day come: wen my post get to make FP..#wind of change. lolz.
Still on d mata...As much as i love video games. I try as much as possible to strike a balance. no doubts dey make us smarter, but wot is d essence of u being smart and can't apply it it in Ur daily living
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by GodMode: 7:24pm On Apr 05, 2015
the number of people on this thread is bad for Nigeria... Technology is the future.
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by lusciouslex: 7:26pm On Apr 05, 2015
ClintonNzedimma:
It makes us smarter.
If you look at games like Call of Duty, Metal Gear, Soccer, the gamer makes split second decisions, the gamer develops tactics and reflexes.
For those love war/ops/espionage games, we learn military terms like Extraction, Alpha 2 delta, hostile at twelve o clock (using the concept of clock for cardinal pointing), hot zone (too much gun fire at an area), intel, Ammo (bullet stockpile), guns like SMG, RPG, Shotgun, WP grenade, C4, aerial assault, ground units, hit the dirt and many more i cant mention
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I remember playing GTA vice city, i didnt even use the map the game gave me cos i knew my way round the whole city by air and road.


You are my brother from a different mum
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by alpamo6: 7:27pm On Apr 05, 2015
It reduces your freedom, consume your time to do something useful. it occupies your life.
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by freshcvv(m): 7:27pm On Apr 05, 2015
sseunhayor:
Depends on d game being played.... Some will make you smarter while some will make you dull. wink

What kind of games make people dull?
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Nobody: 7:28pm On Apr 05, 2015
iamdjtune:
Games Like Modern Combat, GTA, Splinter Cell. Make us smarter... buh if your the type that loves candy crush.. am sorry... Your IQ is on a steady decline
that's where you're so so wrong.... candy crush makes your eyes spot things faster, and you've gotta calculate which candies would help you reach your score point in the limited number of moves

truth be told, I actually said these words "candy crush too hard jare, make I go knock MC5"
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Nobody: 7:31pm On Apr 05, 2015
RomanceLander:


Lols I love showing off.... Too bad so many people love that game buh can't play it.

I've beaten everyone I came across hands down.

Yea, I couldn't agree less, pple do love chess as it depicts a lively game for matured minds only.

But the rules make it a difficult test for the mind's optics. grin

If you should beat me on the chessboard, I would surely have my pound of flesh back in scrabble. cool
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by niceguy7(m): 7:33pm On Apr 05, 2015
Vicorolex1:
Guys abeg, playing video games of any type: mobile, PC, or console, does it any way make you smart or it just depletes your level of smartness, that is, does it make one dull?
I tink video games or games in general is jst to test hw smart u are or hw daft....buh i see it as a way to wave off a state of boredom.

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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by ejirostephen(m): 7:39pm On Apr 05, 2015
Smarter, fast thinker et al...try Freedom Phantom and Bond 007 (everythin or nothing).... u go knw say video game no be child's play.
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by lusciouslex: 7:39pm On Apr 05, 2015
It gives me joy to meet such an impress number of gamers for some people especially females hate me for playing video games. Cheers to the soccer gurus, arcade and adventure games pro
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Nobody: 7:40pm On Apr 05, 2015
GodMode:



How can you say such

if you've ever played Tomb Raider on PS one, you won't say such angry angry angry The level of thinking and puzzles in that game can make someone run mad... sad sad sad
Wow!
Didn't play such during the golden era of PS one. cool
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by RomanceLander(f): 7:40pm On Apr 05, 2015
Wadraj:


Yea, I couldn't agree less, pple do love chess as it depicts a lively game for matured minds only.

But the rules make it a difficult test for the mind's optics. grin

If you should beat me on the chessboard, I would surely have my pound of flesh back in scrabble. cool

Ahhhh You don't dare .....
All my life I've been clinged to board games.
You won't believe I play checkers too
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Nobody: 7:43pm On Apr 05, 2015
Has anyone played lion of budiulion..starring tinubu
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by AbuMikey(m): 7:44pm On Apr 05, 2015
Ishilove:
It makes you dull and anti-social

Wrong!


It makes You 99x9 times more smarter, but yeah, it sometimes makes You an anti-social person.
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by ClintonNzedimma(m): 7:46pm On Apr 05, 2015
lusciouslex:
You are my brother from a different mum
lol...may be true.
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Vicorolex1(m): 7:46pm On Apr 05, 2015
niceguy7:

I tink video games or games in general is jst to test hw smart u are or hw daft....buh i see it as a way to wave off a state of boredom.
yea..every game developer tends to have dat @ d back of his mind while developing a game
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by Nobody: 7:51pm On Apr 05, 2015
fools cant play metal gear solid or unit 13

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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by tomiobj(m): 7:58pm On Apr 05, 2015
Ishilove:
It makes you dull and anti-social


@ all. Only when you play it too much and get addicted
Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by tomiobj(m): 7:59pm On Apr 05, 2015
ClintonNzedimma:
It makes us smarter.
If you look at games like Call of Duty, Metal Gear, Soccer, the gamer makes split second decisions, the gamer develops tactics and reflexes.
For those love war/ops/espionage games, we learn military terms like Extraction, Alpha 2 delta, hostile at twelve o clock (using the concept of clock for cardinal pointing), hot zone (too much gun fire at an area), intel, Ammo (bullet stockpile), guns like SMG, RPG, Shotgun, WP grenade, C4, aerial assault, ground units, hit the dirt and many more i cant mention
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I remember playing GTA vice city, i didnt even use the map the game gave me cos i knew my way round the whole city by air and road.


. Vice city. Such an awesome game. But saints row is better

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Re: Does Playing Games Make You Smarter Or Duller? by GodMode: 8:04pm On Apr 05, 2015
Ishilove:
It makes you dull and anti-social

gringrin If you're saying this about gaming... I wonder what you will about programming...

In foreign countries, they hold game tournaments events... Some of this events are like World Cup.. Gamers socialise with each other...

Even in Nigeria, friends can play PES or Fifa tournament...

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