thelewa wrote:
Lizto wrote:
Oh wow, you are definitely the smart one, Im sorry if you take things too literal, it obviously is the nervous system, but do I need to get into details? I believe the dumbest of people would be able to understand the point... yet you didnt... Im not pompous so why would I bother explaining.
@Brian OA I never said it would give you reading comprehension, but the game does revolve around skimming through the screen looking for numbers and recognizing them, surely enough there are patterns, but sometimes it does get quite erratical
Oh well, it seems the community here is not very open minded, let alone nice to newcomers. Im only looking for opinions, and I certainly got them, yet I wish responses had been atleast carved with a little more respect.
stupid questions get stupid answers
besides, the fact that you're even pondering this thing instead of just reading to get better at reading is quite something
I can throw together a constructive response though:
I've been playing this game at the highest level for almost 4 years now. At the same time I've been studying for exams and whatnot and my reading speed has stayed the exact same. While my eyes might be more accustomed to constant quick movement now, my reading comprehension is still the same. This started improving only when I started reading A LOT, just like you would expect it to. While some may think that being more accustomed to constantly moving your eyes fast might help you initially, it does not.
The information you comprehend in osu! is also really different from reading comprehension and it's SPECIFIC to osu! itself. I mean that while you get faster at spotting those circles, nothing else changes.
You mentioned that the whole game focuses on skimming the screen. The area you skim through is a lot larger and less focused than a book is, and as such it really does not help at all.
First of all, I dont know why you are such a dick. That being said, since you dont study in medschool, you have no idea regarding my reading needs. Lets not forget you are also completely clueless how the human body works, so why even say the information is different when you truly dont know... go study some, and then come back, if you want, I can help you find nice neuroscience bibliography for you to culturize yourself a bit with. I came here to ask for peoples opinions, and like I said, I sure got theirs, Im not even trying to force anyone to believe you can read faster cause of it. I just said, I have human physiology knowledge which leads me to believe playing Osu can improve reading speed, if it doesnt then wohoo, I was wrong, its not like I made any scientific studies to proof anything.
Do you even know how speed reading works? because you seem to be ignorant about the matter "The area you skim through is a lot larger and less focused than a book is" by that I can pretty much tell you dont, speed reading is about reading whole sentences at the time, while normal reading (which btw has been proven to be a lackluster method for reading, but since its the best way to teach toddlers and not many try to relearn how to read more efficiently cause they dont even know you could do so much better) reads word by word, making the process way slower.
Obviously, speed reading does compromise reading comprehension, but like I said my reading needs dont always require that much comprehension, when reading scientific papers for example, usually you read the abstract and if you feel like yeah that paper works for w.e you looking for, you can go on reading, but many times youre wrong, and you usually need to read tons of them each day... speed reading helps in that regard, yeah when you actually find the right one, you will go into details, when needed. But since youre not even in college level, pls, stop talking like youre so good.
For the record, you only feel you keep improving the more you read because you barely read anything, youre too busy "playing this game at the highest levle for almost 4 years now". While it is true, you do improve, theres a point brain pathways will be fully developed, improving your reading capacity will only be ever so little from that point on, and trying new things does help with neuroplasticity, which would in return help you read faster... Hell, because of neuroplasticity, you could probably play chess and still improve your reading. Back when I started medschool, I was told to do puzzles, such as sudoku, as it would improve my memory. See where Im going? you dont know how the brain works, so stop talking shit.
Bohoo Im sorry if Im dedicating an average of 9 hours of class a day and around 80 hours of study at home each week, fuck you youre just a twat who needs some education. Now stop being such a dick to people who may one day save your life or at the very least improve your quality of life.
Im grumpy as hell but damn son, you, youre not even in college, you should be getting enough sleep and are such a dickhead? get a life haha
