Will A Videogame Help Me Reverse My Aging Process? - io9 Comments

Will A Videogame Help Me Reverse My Aging Process?

Cantonkid — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:08:19 PDT

I found that my gf was actually better at Brain Age than I was. She was able to reduce her brain age to the lowest score in just under a month, where as I did not even come close...she is younger than me so that might be a factor...or maybe I am just slow....or maybe girls are smarter...or maybe all of those are correct......

....man, I can't wait to become a cyborg so I can get the upperhand. ;)

Cantonkid

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LISA KATAYAMA — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:43:14 PDT

@DarlingMagpie: I have the same problem with the rock paper scissors test on Brain Age 2!

LISA KATAYAMA

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DarlingMagpie — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:18:43 PDT

Brain Age 1's Stroop Test INFURIATED me. It would NOT accept the way I said blue, no matter how I tried to vary the way I spoke.

DarlingMagpie

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travelina — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:01:30 PDT

I wonder if online jigsaw puzzles work as well? They are more fun, especially the beautiful ones here on the NatGeo site:

[ngm.nationalgeographic.com]

travelina

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twreckx — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:00:56 PDT

I just use Brain Age for the Sudoku on my 2 hour commute (each way!), to hell and back.

twreckx

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Gospel X — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:12:27 PDT

@rbb: Actually, that was why I stopped "playing" the game. I write my little e's from the bottom up instead of the center out, so it always registered it as something else. Annoyed the piss out of me.

Gospel X

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Grey_Area — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:10:01 PDT

@Jeff-Minor: Have you tried SoBe's Pomegranate-Fetus Punch? Refreshing!

Grey_Area

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Jeff-Minor — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:16:31 PDT

There are real ways to fight aging: Eat right, excersise daily, meditate and drink the blood of unborn children. It works.

Jeff-Minor

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lilaliendog — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:53:12 PDT

I have unfortunately stopped my brain training. I need to pick the games up again and train some more so eventually I can say hello 18 year old me.

lilaliendog

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rbb — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:35:02 PDT

I "play" Brain Age 1, but I wish they had included a few more features.

The first would be to turn off the incessant chatter of the Dr's character. I just want to get to the task - I know how to do it and don't need to click through 6 screens of worthless info to get to it.

The biggest thing lacking in the game is a practice program to learn/train your handwriting and voice for the number games. Nothing is more frustrating than going through 100 math problems and having it tell you your clearly legible 3 is a 7. The same for the voice math problems. Either learn my voice or allow me to practice to figure out how to say the number such that the DS will recognize it...

rbb

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Garrison Dean, King Awesome — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:08:30 PDT

@ratlas: At the gym or your local playground.

Garrison Dean, King Awesome

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Garrison Dean, King Awesome — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:05:48 PDT

@CMG's Evil Twin: The worst is when you try to sleep after an extended period of gaming. I've had to play Tetris in my head before just to get to sleep. It's maddening.

Garrison Dean, King Awesome

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Mathmos — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:54:01 PDT

where are the games for the rest of my cells?

Mathmos

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CMG — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:45:45 PDT

all i know is, if i play a game too long (bloody mozaki blocks on zone) i see it when i close my eyes.

CMG

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Hekkashesh — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:41:47 PDT

Also, my own 'games of choice' would encompass the puzzle variety of games, as well as role playing games and RTS (real time strategy) games.

Hekkashesh

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Hekkashesh — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:39:46 PDT

It IS utter nonsense, but them my wife thinks that black people age better than white people...

This concept of keeping the mind active being responsible for arresting the aging process is not entirely accurate, but computer gaming in general...in fact, ANY kind of activity that challenges the mind to respond in a creative and proactive fashion, is going to be an immense help in everything from maintaining a healthy outlook and a positive attitude, to maintaining efficient brain functions and even helping to stave off the effects of Alzheimer's in one's advancing years. This has already been established to be true regarding crossword puzzles - so the greater the challenge, the more beneficial the effects. Kudos, Lisa, for posting this article.

Hekkashesh

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HootieMac: Section 9 Reject — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:30:03 PDT

Thanks to Doom, Call of Duty, and Halo, any demons, nazis, or aliens I come across are doomed.

HootieMac: Section 9 Reject

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Ed Grabianowski — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:21:32 PDT

Well, interesting article, although if you conducted an interview, could we see the whole interview? Did he talk at any greater length about the cognitive processes involved?

And that last statement, about Asians' youthful appearance/video gaming proclivity...um...maybe it was a joke, in which case, hehe. If it wasn't, then that's utter nonsense.

Ed Grabianowski