ShardPhoenix comments on A Player of Games - Less Wrong

15 Post author: Larks 23 September 2010 10:52PM

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Comment author: ShardPhoenix 24 September 2010 07:43:17AM *  3 points [-]

I don't know about board games, but after 15 years of playing video games with varying levels of intensity/time spent, I've gotten a lot better at quickly picking up new ones. I assume others have the same experience.

Comment author: Snowyowl 27 September 2010 12:47:20PM 0 points [-]

Me too. I assume it has something to do with reaction times and hand-eye coordination, or learning certain puzzle-solving skills. Video games in the same genre tend to be very similar anyway, more so than board games. Racing games in particular seem to be almost identical in the gameplay, additional weapons or abilities notwithstanding.