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Re:Playing action video games may be bad for your brain – lo... by izzydata on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:47AM (#14970390)
Regardless of fancy navigation mechanics I don't think I've ever played a 3D environment game where after some time I didn't memorize the map to some degree. I assume this is the case for most people that play games.

I'm more concerned for people that drive around using a GPS in an actual car and somehow never learn the city layout.

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Re:Playing action video games may be bad for your brain – lo... by graphitezepp on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:48PM (#14972380)
. . . I may or may not in fact have considerably more of the WoW geography memorized than the layout of the city I live in.
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Re:Playing action video games may be bad for your brain – lo... by RandomInteger4 on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:56PM (#14975939)
Same. Sad thing is, as many of these virtual spaces that I have memorized, I've never utilized them for directed memorization efforts for other information using the "Method of the Loci" or "Mind Palace" techniques.
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