>A new study from the University of Cambridge has found striking differences in average IQ scores among video gamers, depending on their preferred game genre. The findings reveal that cognitive abilities may be influenced – or at least correlated – with the types of virtual worlds players immerse themselves in.>At the top of the leaderboard were enthusiasts of beat 'em alls, such as Streets of Rage or Double Dragon, who recorded an average IQ of 108 – well above the general population mean of 100. "These games demand quick spatial awareness, pattern recognition and strategic timing, which might hone certain analytical skills," said lead researcher Dr Elena Vasquez, a cognitive psychologist at Cambridge. "It's fascinating to see how the rhythmic, combo-based gameplay could be mirroring real-world problem-solving prowess.">In stark contrast, players whose hearts lie with open-world and sandbox titles – think sprawling epics like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or endless builders such as Minecraft – scored the lowest, with an average of 96. The study suggests that the genre's emphasis on unstructured exploration and creativity might not translate as strongly to traditional IQ metrics, which favour logical deduction and verbal reasoning over divergent thinking.>Perhaps most eyebrow-raising was the unexpectedly low performance among fighting game aficionados, devotees of titles like Mortal Kombat or Tekken. The researchers expressed genuine surprise at the figures, with Dr Vasquez admitting: "We anticipated these players would excel in reactive decision-making, given the genre's intensity." Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.
>>725403819>Perhaps most eyebrow-raising was the unexpectedly low performance among fighting game aficionados, devotees of titles like Mortal Kombat or Tekken. The researchers expressed genuine surprise at the figures, with Dr Vasquez admitting: "We anticipated these players would excel in reactive decision-making, given the genre's intensity." Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.I wonder why these details were not disclosed. Really gets the noggin joggin.
>108 - well above the general population mean of 100
>>725403819>Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.because they're black
>>725403819Any link, because I'm not finding anything.But this makes sense to me, RPG's have always been slow and boring games that drip-feed rewards.
>>725403819@grok summarize this post in one word
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>>725403819>fgc players are so retarded they had to obfuscate the resultsel oh el
>>725405898Perfect
Did anyone ever swap their heads
>>725403819What about RPGods?
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>>725403819>>Perhaps most eyebrow-raising was the unexpectedly low performance among fighting game aficionados, devotees of titles like Mortal Kombat or Tekken. The researchers expressed genuine surprise at the figures, with Dr Vasquez admitting: "We anticipated these players would excel in reactive decision-making, given the genre's intensity." Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.Heh, aren't they usually black guys?Anyway, I wonder how FPS/Retro FPS players score. I don't feel particularly clever mowing down hordes of demons.
>>725403819Pinbros what's our position in the IQ race?
I have over 130 IQ and i love RPGs
>>725403819I'd love to know what "kind" of players represent each genre. I think it goes something like this:>beat'em upLate millenials, white, mid class suburbs.>fighting gamesEarly millenials/zoomers, black, His only intellectual task is to successfully press the power button on the PlayStation once a day.If they pick random players from each genre, you can bet your ass that in America they'll pick Black players. And their IQ will show.If you picked fighting game players from Japan, China, or Korea, it would be the most intelligent genre.Demography are destiny.
>>725403819>0 literal hits on GoogleSource: I made it the fuck up.
>>725410327Disqualified for tilting.
>>725410687Exclusive research results not indexed on j*wggle because the government wants to cover it up.
>>725403819>mortal kombat>tekkenso they only tested niggers?and they wonder why they got a low IQ score?
>>725403819>tryhard sweats who need to nolife 16hours/day to even enter online lobby are more invested in videogames than dude who plays an hour or two after day's work for chill and gigles>therefore sweats are smarter!of course the 'research' was made by woman
>>725410036Kek
>all these idiots falling for baitgrim
>>725404586yeah not even >1SD lol
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>>725403819>At the top of the leaderboard were enthusiasts of beat 'em alls, such as Streets of Rage or Double Dragon, who recorded an average IQ of 108Appropriate that Streets of Rage 2 is my favorite video game of all time, since I'm at least an 115 IQ midwit.
>>725411549/fitlit/ and /r9k/
>>725409835Actual RPG (cRPGs) players are the most intellectual of all gaming communities to the point of coming off as annoying pseuds, they discuss themes found in those games such as political themes, morality and philosophy, or simply depth of game design and mechanics.Meanwhile weebs AKA J"""RPG""" negroes discuss which one of the virtual underage females are best suited for marriage while they play a completely linear story with no dialogue options, build variety or even just character creation, in most cases.
>>725410995>nooo you can't use your brain while playing bidya, you're wasting time instead of just having le fun like me (also wasting time)!
>>725410995I thought those scored the lowest? Unless I misread, beatemups aren't super competitive.
>>725403819>108the fuck? are gamers retarded?i basically only play dark souls and boomer shooters and my iq is 140 lmao
>>725403819>Gameplay densityWhat's gameplay density and how do you qualify it in an objective measure?
>>725410963blazblue gamers have an iq of over 700
>>725403819Who is still playing beat em ups? The last time I played one was on sega genesis and then the genre disappeared forever with the sega saturn/playstation generation of consoles. I'd buy if an Aliens vs Predator arcade cabinet if I ever found a working one for sale, as far as I know it never got any console release at all.
>>725414845I still play couch co-op beat em ups from that era with my fellow millennial boomer friend.
>>725403819>Perhaps most eyebrow-raising was the unexpectedly low performance among fighting game aficionados, devotees of titles like Mortal Kombat or Tekken. The researchers expressed genuine surprise at the figures, with Dr Vasquez admitting: "We anticipated these players would excel in reactive decision-making, given the genre's intensity." Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.>>Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.why not?
>>725417295>reactive decision-makingThat's what old fighting games were like, nuFighters are now just flowchart simulators where you memorize the ONE optimal 20-hit combo and bait your opponent into it ad nauseam.
>>725403819>Streets of Rage players are smarter than Street Fighter players
>>725403819>The study suggests that the genre's emphasis on unstructured exploration and creativity might not translate as strongly to traditional IQ metrics, which favour logical deduction and verbal reasoning over divergent thinking.Given the weird shit people do in these games, this is definitely true, but it's probably more a law of averages and stupidity of the researchers.Like in what world are Skyrim and Minecraft comparable games with comparable audiences. Minecraft's numbers alone would skew any study that included it.
>>725410053Retro is probably higher than modern.Shit like Doom required a lot of on-the-fly thinking about how you're gonna make it through shit. It doesn't seem like it at the time, but you're navigating complex mazes, calculating your ammo and armor against the types of demons you're dealing with/expecting to deal with later, etc.Modern cover FPS' just don't compare to the level of pressure applied.
>>725403819>Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.Hahahaha wtf, how low could they have been?
>>725403819> Specific scores for this group were not disclosed.It was 85, wasn’t it?
>Dr Elena Vasquezi wipe my ass with latinx and all they produce
Yeah, okay, but can you even measure the brain of someone who can play SaGa games well?CAN YOU?
makes sense because beat-em-ups are based and interesting and fighting games are for retards
I know this is bunk on the basis that India has an average IQ of 76, and PUBG Mobile is the most popular game there.
I have like 50 iq and play beat em ups...
