Gamer IQ Basics

The Gamer-IQ Dictionary goes into a basic discussion of the principles behind gamer-IQ:

1. Game players are faster than the rest of us when it comes to brain speed.
2. It is known that one can exercise certain aspects of concentration to improve.
3. With this improved concentration, what can one achieve?

The Hero sometimes has superior powers of concentration. In a modern fable, think of Luke Skywalker training with his lightsaber, a squire training with his quintain to learn the skills of a knight, a samurai learning the ways of bushido. In each case superior concentration leads to mastery of new skills. In the story Ender's Game, a young man learns to master a computer game that turns out to be in fact reality disguised as simulation.

Gaming therefore puts the mind into a state where it can be trained - whether by puzzles, strategms, or reaction-stimuli. What if we can monitor our ability and track it over time and apply it to real issues in cognitive health?