Gaming – Play Super Monkey Ball, Save Lives

Despite what some politicians may have led you to believe, it seems video games may not be all bad after all. A recent study actually found that surgeons who played video games like Super Monkey Ball (a great game in its own right. The original is arguably the most played party game among me and my friends) prior to performing certain surgical drills performed better and faster than those who had not. These results supported an earlier study by the lead investigator, Dr. James “Butch” Rosser, which suggested “playing video games sharpened eye-hand coordination, reaction time and visual skills.” So it seems the message here is to start playing some Super Monkey Ball and save lives… or you may at least want to ask your surgeon to.