Gaming might not be always considered a most productive hobby for individuals like us, who prefer spending more time at work and family than just isolating himself in his living room while playing games. There, however, are more benefits to playing that you might have realized.

Improving eye-hand coordination, reducing stress and improving concentration and focus, there are much more than just tweaking the wheel if Driving and racing are your game genres of choice. Here are at least 10 benefits of Playing Car Games. Keep reading!

1. Helps with Driving Skills in Real Life

Let’s kick it off with driving skills, shall we? Although the idea of whether or not car racing games have a role in improving your driving skills in real life has remained controversial over the past years, it has something much deeper if you look at the sunny side of the picture.

Technologies have drastically advanced, providing all the gears and settings you need for driving like the one for in real life: the drive wheel for changing direction, the pedals for brake and gas, and not to mention the cute honk that will distress a foe driving next to you. You do all the things a driver does on a road, except for it happening on a screen.

Although weekly sessions with an instructor build basic driving skills, daily gaming can refine them.

2. Teaches about Vehicle Advantages and Limitations

Developers of car racing games have increasingly offered a more immersive experience for players, one of which is the vehicles themselves. With the use of digital currencies, you are given access to try out distinctive models that will help you understand what works best and what does not, and where to find the balance that decently suits your taste.

This will help you in the real world, to an extent, when you plan to buy your car for family use or so. Again, while it might not be directly comparable to driving cars in real life, it will help you gather information and some knowledge about how different vehicles can handle different situations in various ways.

3. Improves Concentration and Focus

Whether a crew chief is lecturing over the radio or a co-driver is navigating the course ahead, a driver must process a lot of information while keeping their attention on driving. The driver will need to look through an upcoming turn or determine how to overtake a competitor, after all.

Taking in all the information from several sources and processing it to form strategies while driving requires the ability to multitask. With so many inputs barging in simultaneously, the racing game demands complete focus to make it to the finish line first.

Therefore, maintaining focus throughout the race may help your concentration in work or school-related activities.

4. Builds Strategic and Problem Solving Mind

For those of car racing buffs like us who practice lines and aggressive tactics before facing the competition, creating a geographic diagram or mapping a plan is essential before the race. If you can visualize your race before it begins and recall your previous mistakes to recover, you are bound to build your strategic and problem-solving capacity.

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5. Increases Mind and Body Coordination

The link between eye-hand coordination and video games has long been confirmed, as several studies approved such an outcome in gaming. Racing games provide unique training for uniting your mind and body, as you are constantly forced to control the wheel and pedals best suitable for a certain scenario. 

Regular racing can help you react faster and more accurately to visual and physical interactions in real life.

6. Helps with Long-term Wellbeing

Alright, let me drive you out of the practical benefits of car gaming and read you through some health benefits and long-term wellbeing as well.

Department of Psychology at NC State University conducted a study, where researchers found that “older adults who were regular gamers scored consistently higher than non-gamers in a variety of mental aging measures.” Those who played regularly had a higher sense of wellbeing and health than their counterparts. They also showed higher social function and were less likely to show signs of depression.

7. Reduces Stress

Racing games are typically non-violent and rather relaxing, which will help reduce stress in so many different ways. Selecting easy courses that you have raced before or solo test laps without the pressure of competition, brings you the joy you have come to expect; good performance is always rewarding anyway. 

On the other hand, it is a win-win situation. You will be happy if you enjoy the game, and being happy gives you good vibes, which in return will reduce stress. Simple, right?

8. Enhances Memory

A study from the University of California, San Francisco shows car games could improve neural plasticity in older adults, improving their “ability to multitask and to filter out distractions.”

One of the experiments that were done with a group of elderly, aged 60 to 85, found that multitasking had a significantly improved performance on the game, as well as “improved in other cognitive areas beyond what they practiced.”

9. Opens Door for Social Interaction

We all remember those days when we would lock ourselves alone at home, afraid someone could have distracted us while playing. But those days are gone! A new era for multi-players opens the door for social interaction, enabling you to race with friends and even people out of your neighborhood.

The rise of multi-player opportunities online has given access to players to socialize, in which they work together to solve a problem, even better, to compete and celebrate victories as a team.

10. Improves Sight

If you are a person struggling with your vision, then you have probably looked into a lot of home remedies to improve your eyes before putting hands on eyeglasses – oranges and other citrus fruits or juice, you might remember.

Here I am introducing car gaming a solution to your problem. Whether you are nearsighted or farsighted, this game does wonder with both, helping you maintain a 20/20 vision. Because the moment you buckled holding the drive wheel, you gave a signal to your eyes to prepare for upcoming turns in a distance or your competitor next to you who you attempt to overtake.

By being aware of obstacles and signboards throughout the game, you are subconsciously training your eyes that, in a longer run, will help you balance your vision. Fair enough! 

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