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Anyone notice their aim/reflexes transfer to real life?

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RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire
Video games do not practice depth perception. This is extremely important for sport, so while you may have learned to focus and be more aware, it's likely not related to reflexes or aim, but rather to your attention span and focusing under pressure.

Reacting to falling objects is not a sign of improved reactions either, but rather improved decision making, something which studies reflect video games do help with. Before... you would hesitate, wondering whether you should try to catch it, doubting whether you are fast enough (fear of trying and failing), but you now try to catch it because you recognise that it is the correct decision to at least try avoid a broken glass etc. The decision gets made faster, only because you no longer wonder "should I? shouldn't I?" for a split second.

I dunno how accuracy translates into it since I've always been able to catch tennis balls almost flawlessly ever since I was 10, and I get frequent training in swatting mosquitoes on a daily basis. I've also played another game based solely around coordination for 9 years, yet my aim in osu! is kinda bad by my standards. It doesn't seem to transfer.

Just a thought.
scottyyy
53 posts
Joined November 2010
scottyyy
The only thing I've noticed is my QSS/cleanse reactions in LoL have improved a bit since I've started to get good at osu.
Noobsicle
674 posts
Joined October 2013
Noobsicle
only thing i've noticed is i move my mouse with a lot more control/speed/swag, especially in fps games

but that doesn't really apply to real life situations
winber1
4,520 posts
Joined February 2010
winber1
Playing osu! improved my ability to learn even the most complex concepts, formulas, and proofs, and increased my decision making in all worldly problems, thus giving me an edge in this current economy and society, thereby helping me obtain a CEO position in Adobe, where I make $3 million per year. I would say my osu! skills have most definitely transferred into real life.
PlasticSmoothie
242 posts
Joined March 2010
PlasticSmoothie
I'm fairly sure osu! gave me the patience required to beat all of my friends' Super Hexagon scores.

...That.. that counts... right?
Soulg
575 posts
Joined February 2013
Soulg

PlasticSmoothie wrote:

I'm fairly sure osu! gave me the patience required to beat all of my friends' Super Hexagon scores.

...That.. that counts... right?
ugh that game
thelewa
3,537 posts
Joined August 2010
thelewa
I wish osu! skills would transfer, then I wouldn't reflect back on my time spent playing and think "what a waste that was!"
Yano
191 posts
Joined November 2012
Yano
All what was fast for me is now slower and I can react faster when ppl want punch me
PlasticSmoothie
242 posts
Joined March 2010
PlasticSmoothie

Soulg wrote:

ugh that game
GAME OVER
Gretsch
28 posts
Joined April 2011
Gretsch
Osu skills transfer perfectly to staring at stock market fluctuations across the trading floor
iderekmc
367 posts
Joined April 2013
iderekmc

Almost wrote:

The skills you learn in osu aren't applicable for other things.
dont u think a goalkeeper would benefit from playing osu? haha
Myke B
1,074 posts
Joined April 2012
Myke B

iderekmc wrote:

Almost wrote:

The skills you learn in osu aren't applicable for other things.
dont u think a goalkeeper would benefit from playing osu? haha
LOL
pielak213
463 posts
Joined April 2010
pielak213
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Rewben2
996 posts
Joined November 2012
Rewben2
The only thing I've noticed changing irl from playing osu! hours daily is my ability to tap my left index/middle fingers a lot faster and consistently than my right hand, which is not something that affects me irl.
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf

pielak213 wrote:

you should know the answer to your own question because you're one of the fastest players if not the fastest in the usa
Fastest in the world even.
I mean, being able to do that after only 96 playcount is really impressive.
iWhorse
299 posts
Joined December 2012
iWhorse

Khal Drogo wrote:

Just curious if any other top level players have noticed an increase in their aiming/reflexes in real life. Like for example, do you notice you react to falling objects faster than before? Or if you play sports, has osu made your accuracy in said sport skyrocket?

only thing i've noticed any increase in is humanbenchmark reaction time test, well for most people anyways


still have absolutely no hand eye coordination irl
ballplay
86 posts
Joined August 2013
ballplay
reaction time for other video games pretty much. nothing in the physical world. and how the hell do you only have 96 playcount
Blueprint
654 posts
Joined January 2014
Blueprint
A car came at me with AR10 and I managed to hit it.

But no seriously I know this is not relevant to me "top player" but I fail to notice anything outside of gaming.
Gaming is my real life I am A nerd
lolcubes
osu! Alumni
4,437 posts
Joined November 2010
lolcubes
Where is kriers when we need him?

Remember the one with chicks and clicks? Yeahhhhhhh.
Myke B
1,074 posts
Joined April 2012
Myke B

GoldenWolf wrote:

pielak213 wrote:

you should know the answer to your own question because you're one of the fastest players if not the fastest in the usa
Fastest in the world even.
I mean, being able to do that after only 96 playcount is really impressive.
Please tell me you're joking?
Purple
467 posts
Joined May 2011
Purple
I once caught a glass of coke that was about to tip over

omg pro osu skills irl
NixXSkate
785 posts
Joined February 2011
NixXSkate
Yeah, my reflexes improved from osu!
Went from like 270ms to 190~210ms.
My hand-eye coordination is also better than before osu!
Mikelicious
337 posts
Joined September 2012
Mikelicious
No.
pielak213
463 posts
Joined April 2010
pielak213
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buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny

pielak213 wrote:

Myke B wrote:

Please tell me you're joking?
When you meet a rank 8000 in multiplayer do you think "wow this is going to be easy"? You can't tell someone's skill just from their profile or rank.
every game is hard
NotSoLongAgo
8 posts
Joined November 2012
NotSoLongAgo
I'm ready for the day I have to dodge incoming traffic
Nathanael
Global Moderator
6,162 posts
Joined January 2013
Nathanael
Reflexes did improved. I dodged a fast thrown baseball coming directly to me.

Aims didn't affect at real life because it only affects cursor aiming on computer.
Counter Strike 1.6 insane players, 23 consesutive headshots!
laref
48 posts
Joined September 2013
laref
They certainly have. I was sitting and minding my own business in the school cafeteria, alone as always, when this girl I've had a crush on, slipped just as she walked past me. With the reflexes and improved decision making I've got from all the hours spent in osu!, I managed to both catch her and everything on her food tray. I could tell she was impressed, and so was I; I had not even been able to catch a ball since I was 5 when my dad rolled it over to me.

Edit: just remembered another moment. I was in school when this school bully approached me, he had always been on me; I have a slight suspicion he might have been a closet homo. Anyway, he wanted to fight and I was scared shitless. When he finally threw the first punch, it felt like slowmotion, like AR 4. Even though it was slow as hell, I could just not read it and I just stood there. The hit connected and my nose started gushing out blood. I might have been able to dodge it if a Hard Rock mod existed irl.
Almost
2,154 posts
Joined May 2012
Almost

ntaig wrote:

They certainly have. I was sitting and minding my own business in the school cafeteria, alone as always, when this girl I've had a crush on, slipped just as she walked past me. With the reflexes and improved decision making I've got from all the hours spent in osu!, I managed to both catch her and everything on her food tray. I could tell she was impressed, and so was I; I had not even been able to catch a ball since I was 5 when my dad rolled it over to me.

Edit: just remembered another moment. I was in school when this school bully approached me, he had always been on me; I have a slight suspicion he might have been a closet homo. Anyway, he wanted to fight and I was scared shitless. When he finally threw the first punch, it felt like slowmotion, like AR 4. Even though it was slow as hell, I could just not read it and I just stood there. The hit connected and my nose started gushing out blood. I might have been able to dodge it if a Hard Rock mod existed irl.
Stop pretending to be Peter Parker...
kriers
1,963 posts
Joined April 2010
kriers
osu! has made me more ambidextrous in every day life and also significantly improved using the left side of my body for technical stuff and sports
Oinari-sama
osu! Alumni
3,403 posts
Joined July 2010
Oinari-sama
I can CAD faster and that's about it.

I think I have a phobia for vinyl records now (if bad things count)...
Rewben2
996 posts
Joined November 2012
Rewben2

Almost wrote:

ntaig wrote:

They certainly have. I was sitting and minding my own business in the school cafeteria, alone as always, when this girl I've had a crush on, slipped just as she walked past me. With the reflexes and improved decision making I've got from all the hours spent in osu!, I managed to both catch her and everything on her food tray. I could tell she was impressed, and so was I; I had not even been able to catch a ball since I was 5 when my dad rolled it over to me.

Edit: just remembered another moment. I was in school when this school bully approached me, he had always been on me; I have a slight suspicion he might have been a closet homo. Anyway, he wanted to fight and I was scared shitless. When he finally threw the first punch, it felt like slowmotion, like AR 4. Even though it was slow as hell, I could just not read it and I just stood there. The hit connected and my nose started gushing out blood. I might have been able to dodge it if a Hard Rock mod existed irl.
Stop pretending to be Peter Parker...
RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire
Some quality comments in this thread. Reading them was fun.

Oinari-sama wrote:

I can CAD faster and that's about it.
Yeah, same. Gotta practice more small circles though.
strikeR
57 posts
Joined January 2013
strikeR
I got from bronze 5 (890 elo) s2 to d1 in s3 in Leauge of lesbians, does that count?!?
chanhien
59 posts
Joined September 2013
chanhien
finger skeels 8-)
Soarezi
Soarezi
Nothing has changed, except being able to control my mouse better.
Yano
191 posts
Joined November 2012
Yano

strikeR wrote:

I got from bronze 5 (890 elo) s2 to d1 in s3 in Leauge of lesbians, does that count?!?
Nop or is LoL your RL ^_^

Osu! is good to improve Gaming Skills
thelewa
3,537 posts
Joined August 2010
thelewa

ntaig wrote:

They certainly have. I was sitting and minding my own business in the school cafeteria, alone as always, when this girl I've had a crush on, slipped just as she walked past me. With the reflexes and improved decision making I've got from all the hours spent in osu!, I managed to both catch her and everything on her food tray. I could tell she was impressed, and so was I; I had not even been able to catch a ball since I was 5 when my dad rolled it over to me.

Edit: just remembered another moment. I was in school when this school bully approached me, he had always been on me; I have a slight suspicion he might have been a closet homo. Anyway, he wanted to fight and I was scared shitless. When he finally threw the first punch, it felt like slowmotion, like AR 4. Even though it was slow as hell, I could just not read it and I just stood there. The hit connected and my nose started gushing out blood. I might have been able to dodge it if a Hard Rock mod existed irl.
5/5
Dexus
982 posts
Joined July 2009
Dexus

pielak213 wrote:

Myke B wrote:

Please tell me you're joking?
When you meet a rank 8000 in multiplayer do you think "wow this is going to be easy"? You can't tell someone's skill just from their profile or rank.
I fell for that when he asked to play multiplayer with me a while back. I was shocked at how fast he was. He plays offline.
Napoletana_old
Napoletana_old
it improved my aim for throwing a ball on a certain point.
but only on a 2d line. I still suck as much as always at basketball since its not only the lenght but also the height
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