Did you grow up in a city or the countryside? People who spent their early years in grid-like cities are better at navigating straight paths, while those who grew up in rural settings handle meandering routes better.
Sea Hero Questhave a better sense of directionDuring the game, players must memorise a map before navigating a virtual world in a boat to find checkpoints as quickly as possible. The researchers can then measure a person’s sense of direction by tracking how efficiently they do this. The game has been shown to predict our ability to orientate ourselves in the real world and was originally designed to track the loss of this skill in Alzheimer’s disease.
People who grew up in areas outside cities are better at navigating environments with more wiggly routes. The team reached these conclusions even after controlling for the age, sex, video gaming skill and educational level of volunteers. “When we look closer, grid-like cities aren’t bad for navigation skills,” says Spiers. “In game levels with environments that have more grid-like layouts, those people [who grew up in cities with a similar grid-like structure] are actually doing slightly better than those who grew up in rural areas.”
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