A influência dos jogos eletrônicos na tomada de decisão e destreza manual de adultos jovens

• Autor(a) principal: Marques, André Luís de Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/216508
• topic: Electronic games; Decision making; Manual dexterity; Jogos eletrônicos; Tempo de resposta; Destreza manual

Every motor action that we perform requires decision-making, which takes place from information available in the environment, obtained by the sensory systems, used so that we can choose the best option. The information available in the environment can occur in two ways: explicit (discriminated by the individual) or implicit (not discriminated by the individual). An activity that is part of the routine of a part of the population is electronic games, which require a lot of decisionmaking in a short period of time and that could influence the decision-making process after some period of practice. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze decision-making in adults with and without experience with electronic games. Therefore, 30 young adults participated in the present study, forming 2 groups: 15 participants (mean age 21.6 ± 1.4), who play League of Legends at least 10 hours per week and 15 participants (mean age of 22.6 ± 2.1) who has no experience in any electronic game. Participants performed a choice response time test, 4 circles were presented on a monitor and when a circle was illuminated the participant had to press a corresponding button on a controller. 4 experimental conditions were created: without any hints, and with implicit hints 43, 86 and 129 ms before the circle is lit. The implicit hint consisted in the presentation of a black dot, during 43 ms, 86 ms and 129 ms before the illumination in the circle. Each condition occurred 8 times, randomly, totaling 32 trials. The time required for the answer and whether it was correct was stored by the system for comparison between groups. It was expected that the results of individuals who play for at least 10 hours per week were better than when compared to people who did not play any type of electronic game during their routine. The results indicated that the fact that individuals played electronic games had a positive influence on the response time, as players had a lower average choice response time than non-players. As for the presence of the implicit cue, it was also possible to notice that the players' response time reduced linearly as the implicit cue occurred with a longer interval before the stimulus. And finally, in the manual dexterity tests (9-pin test), the group of players had a lower average than the non-players, both with the dominant hand and with the dominant hand. Therefore, we can say that young adults who play electronic games have faster decision making and better manual dexterity than young adults who do not play electronic games manual