So if I suck at video games, genetics are to blame?

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VG Talent has no connection to genetics. It's all about personal interest and practice.

Someone didn't read the article.

The real question is though, do these areas of the brain develop more over time in people who play games starting at a young age than those who don't? Because I could easily see people who play skill based games as children having the parts of the brain that are utilized more in said games develop more than those who don't.

This is something I wonder. It seems to hold true in most areas. I know in music there are skills that if not acquired at a very young age (like under 3) an be virtually impossible to regain.

Studies of feral children have show than past a certain point the ability to develop language almost completely goes away.




So from an anecdotal standpoint, my wife grew up playing no video games and scarcely touched one one seriously until she was about 18 and didn't really start playing until 20+. She started out very bad but is pretty solid now even playing less than I currently do. I wonder to what level she an get. Is there going to be a plateau? Is the fact that she can do well at all related to her brain's natural aptitude?

Is any of this swayed by the fact that she is a highly developed musician and able to apply mental and coordination skills to a controller?