L33t skillz at video gaming? Then think about a surgeon career ...

[Rakido]

It is the ultimate excuse for every video-gamer accused of spending too long hunched over a console: "I'm not addicted. I'm just honing my surgical skills."

A study has found a direct link between skill at video gaming and skill at keyhole, or laparoscopic, surgery. Young surgeons who spent at least three hours a week playing video games in the past made 37% fewer errors, were 27% faster, and scored 42% better overall than surgeons who had never played a video game at all.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/st...016992,00.html

[ZokesPro]

I'm pretty good at video games but my hands shake way too much for me to be a surgeon.

[Gurm]

I'm pretty good at video games but my hands shake way too much for me to be a surgeon.

Ditto.

But overall, I hate articles like this. Mislead people into reading your article so that you can tell them something mundane - that video games improve fine hand-eye coordination. But they don't help you learn to catch or throw a ball, do they? No gross hand-eye coordination here!