Are gamers better crossers? An examination of action video game experience and dual task effects in a simulated street crossing task

Human Factors

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 443-452

  Gaspar, John G ^a   Neider, Mark B ^b   Crowell, James A ^a   Lutz, Aubrey ^a   Kaczmarski, Henry ^a   Kramer, Arthur F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

distraction; dual task performance; pedestrian safety; video games

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAMES; COSTS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ACTION VIDEO GAMES; DISTRACTION; DIVIDED ATTENTION; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE; HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATORS; PERFORMANCE BENEFITS; STREET CROSSING; VIDEO GAME;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899001531     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720813499930     Document Type: Article

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