Video Games And Creativity (Gaming Hunters Post 15)

Video Game Playing Tied To Creativity

Gamingwolfs says -Video games have become an inseparable part of our lives. Even though we may not play ourselves, people around us certainly do. While playing video games in moderation can be a good way to relax and create social interaction, excessive playing has negative effects.

A recent study conducted by Iowa State University reveals that playing video games under certain conditions is linked to improved creativity, Science Daily reports.

A study of nearly 500 12-year-olds found that the more kids played video games, the more creative they were in tasks such as drawing pictures and writing stories. In contrast, the use of cell phones, the Internet and computers (other than for video games) were unrelated to creativity, the study found.

Linda Jackson, professor of psychology and lead researcher on the project, said the study appears to be the first evidence-based demonstration of a relationship between technology use and creativity.

Minecraft Can Make You More Creative at Gamingwolfs

Minecraft encourages creativity by giving players what is essentially a blank canvas upon which any number of structures — including fairly complex ones — can be created. Playing the game was found to increase study participants’ ability to think up creative alien creatures, with one exception: participants who were told to play the game creatively scored lower than participants who were simply allowed to play without instructions.

The creativity boost isn’t limited to just Minecraft, however, and can reasonably be associated with any video game that encourages a high level of creativity among players. The researchers point out that many video games include at least some minor elements requiring creativity, such as encouraging players to customize a character, though some games require far more creativity than others.

Iowa State University Professor of Psychology Douglas Gentile explained, “It’s not just that Minecraft can help induce creativity. There seems to be something about choosing to do it that also  matters."

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