Study: Women's spatial abilities increase with video games

Chicks! They're only good fer cooking'and...uh...fookin'

I like the fact this article says: Women aren't good at driving! unless they play games...

I remember this pic. Sallow is sexy!

kind of funny. I dated a women that was outspoken about not reading a map. It was kind of a pain in the ass when I wasnt sure and could have used directions.

Did any of you stop to think before you posted, that what every single one of you said is sexist? Even the article ends on a sexist note. This is 2007, not 1957; educate yourselves.

But... women and men are the same!!! Equality of genders FTW!!!

Gamerchix is teh hawt! (is that really sexist or just a complement?)

you tell'em fish

This should be an episode of the L word...with more touching.mmmmm....

I believe this, after getting my girl, to play a little, she now knows all the interstate highways that connect the 48 continental states.

I dont think this article is sexist, now to say that that Gays should play games to be more like men now thats sexist. We should ask the guys at GayGamers.net about there map reading abilities. Thous guys are awsome.

Maybe this is why I`m a better driver than my husband... I`ve been playing games for 20 years now.

Now only if you could find something they could do for 10hrs that would improve their logic for months.....

To the guys who posted about their wives/girlfriends, etc. etc., about their bad driving and inability to read a map...






Tell me how the pavement feels as a sub for a bed! :D

My couch is comfy, and I pay all the bills. Not getting thrown out of my house.

Plus I have the sweetest most loving wife in the world. And that the truth.

Women get fatter with video games?

It's your attitude that's keeping you lonely and unloved. There are probably several (well, >=1) 1/2 ton gamer chicks out there you could hook up with. Of course with your sniggling little teenage attitude, I doubt you'll find anyone with such a dearth of self-respect that they'd consider dating you. Sorry.

ok good now how about a game that teaches men to dress themselves?

Wow. I am actually shocked and disgusted with the responses to christy160 I have read in these comments. I believe it would be relevant to quote a recent comic from xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/322/):

"When someone with a feminine username joins your community, and you say "OMG a woman on the internet... you are being an a__hole. You are not being ironic. You are not cracking everybody up. You are the number one reason women are so rare on the internet. At least, the parts of it YOU frequent."

Yes, her comment reflected an absurd oversensitivity to the (well-phrased) blog post. And yes, I think that the scientific evidence for superior spatial reasoning in males is considerable and should not be discounted by the political-correctness gestapo.

But that's not the point. The point is, AirIntake, Gareth, Blazur, and others, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Crono, I disagree entirely with everything you said: the "ironic" sexism on the internet is NOT harmless. Women should NOT simply learn to ignore and accept this behavior. We should, as a community of gamers, recognize that these permissive attitudes toward pathetic, juvenile, sexist "humor" are a considerable barrier to women getting into video gaming. You like nerdy girls? Shut down the arrested-development pricks who scare them away from this wonderful passtime.