Out of the Maze: Investigating Fluid Intelligence and Numeracy as Predictive Factors of Planning Skills Using Video Games

Gianluca Guglielmo; Elisabeth Huis in 't Veld; Michał Klincewicz; Pieter Spronck

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-22124-8_20

Out of the Maze: Investigating Fluid Intelligence and Numeracy as Predictive Factors of Planning Skills Using Video Games

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to test whether an online video game can be
used to investigate planning ability and whether fluid intelligence, objective
numeracy, and subjective numeracy are predictive of game performance. Our
results demonstrate that fluid intelligence is particularly important, which is in
line with previous non-game-based studies that show a relationship between
classical planning tests and fluid intelligence. Video games have been previously
used for research into cognitive processes and taking them online facilitates data
collection on a larger scale. Online video games also afford data collection
without the expense and stress of a laboratory environment. For these reasons,
using online video games to investigate human cognition is a promising
alternative to the classic cognitive paradigms used in laboratories.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Games and Learning Alliance Conference 2022 (GALA)
Publisher	Springer
Pages	202-212
Volume	13647
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-22124-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-22123-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22124-8_20
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2022

Keywords

Cognitive skills
Numeracy
Fluid Intelligence
Planning capabilities
Video Games

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Out of the Maze: Investigating Fluid Intelligence and Numeracy as Predictive Factors of Planning Skills Using Video Games. / Guglielmo, Gianluca ; Huis in 't Veld, Elisabeth ; Klincewicz, Michał et al.
Games and Learning Alliance Conference 2022 (GALA) . Vol. 13647 Springer, 2022. p. 202-212.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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