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    1. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015

      By the way I do have a bias in reviewing studies which is when scientists disagree on data interpretation I look for which interpretation...

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    2. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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      @avantgame Looking at the abstract, I'd guess that the experiments were underpowered for the effect size.

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    3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015
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      @Wikisteff yes please!! give me your expert take!! http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Kane4/publication/270590679_Is_playing_videogames_related_to_cognitive_abilities/links/54b023300cf28ebe92de554b.pdf …

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    4. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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      @avantgame I need to double check that they didn't use Spearman or other ranked measures, but I don't think they did. #badproblem

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      Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015
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      @Wikisteff a mainstream audience what would you advise me to say about it? :)

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        2. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame But because of Superbetter and you, I'm moving towards being more positive in every engagement, so…

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        3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015
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          @Wikisteff (awwww!!!)

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        4. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame :D, but also for serious. It's helping, SO MUCH. :)

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        5. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015
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          @Wikisteff so next fall I am only speaking on Vancouver Edmonton and Toronto for book tour how are we going to hang out?!?! Come to Toronto!

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        6. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame Okay, okay! I'll make it happen! :) Can you DM me dates yet?

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        7. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015
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          @Wikisteff it's around sept 22!! I will let you know what we're doing!!

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        8. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame Okay, awesome! :) I'll keep in touch as we get closer! #screencapturesound

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        2. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame Such as: 1. How many hours per day do you play all video games on weekdays? 2. On weekends? 3. What fraction is FPS? RTS? etc.

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        3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015
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          @Wikisteff ooh a better method yet would be experiential sampling method (ESM) which texts you constantly to ask what you're doing!

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        4. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame Exactly! Or time-journals, or any of the quantified self technologies that are around these days.

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        5. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Apr 2015
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          @Wikisteff also I don't know why you would expect variation at 1-4 hrs when average game player spends 10-13 hrs

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        6. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame This is likely the main reason that they didn't find much. Poor chunking of the time var., which was poorly remembered, bad math…

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame (See how I nicely didn't rant about watering down a great test like Raven with a lousy test like the other two in their measure?)

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame (Also, if we can get their data, I can correct for the first two flaws by running a re-analysis. The third is fundamental. :) )

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame …than it used to be." :)

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame …be due to a more diverse population beginning to play games, making the distinction between 'gamers' and 'non-gamers' less stark

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame …and are easier to spot looking at the ends of the scale. These studies show no big trends across the population, which may…

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame But that wouldn't make me any friends, so how about, "testing serious gamers gives different results, bc real differences exist…

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame dealing with a highly nonlinear cognitive outcome using dated industrial-age statistics that treat us all alike.

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        1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Apr 2015
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          @avantgame I'd probably go with a long lecture about how human performance is highest at the ends, and that's not going away, and we suck at

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