That guy up there, he was probably made smarter by playing Tetris. Don't you know, it creates geniuses? At least, that's what recent research from the Mind Research Network (also, is that name made up? Sounds like a joke) points to. Gamasutra reports that this research claims that playing Tetris increases gray matter in your brain, which means your brain will become more efficient and your cortex thicker. Wait ... what? Games are good for me?
This study was done on adolescent girls. Dr. Richard Haier, a co-investigator on the study, commented that the reasons for this increased efficiency are so far a mystery, but they'll continue investigating. Neat! Now when your mom complains that you need to stop wasting your life on videogames, you can fire up Tetris and shove a copy of this article in her face. Science -- it works, bitches!
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3:40 PM on 10.08.2009
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Time to pick up the old gameboy again.
I'm pretty sure I saw that kid wearing a trench coat and a large hat while slowly walking into a gay man's bath house silently sobbing.
or something like that. I like tetris
You win the comment war. Point taken, and valid at that.
This, folks, is why I tend to play Lumines like a motherfucker when I take study breaks. I do feel that it sets your mind up to run in a higher gear, both in computational speed and ability to absorb information and have it retain easier, both aspects crucial to the act of recall.
Also, that dude (chick?) is downright FUGLY. Sorry if you're reading this, random person, but you need to avoid camera lenses on your "off" days.
killing prostitutes & drug dealing mini games!
"playing Tetris increases gay matter in your brain"??? - noooooo!