I’m in my 40’s and I was just wondering when is the cut off when improvements stop happening and hand eye co-ordination decreases? I assume it does as you get older or is that not so? (I am a Gamer and I enjoy gaming as a means of stress relief and just wondering if there’s been studies saying such.)
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Here’s my amateur scientific analysis for you: it is rare but not unknown to have F1 drivers in their 40s, same with fighter pilots, so you clearly can be at the highest level of reaction based sport/professional specialism into your 40s. Something must happen that age cos you don’t see the same in their 50s.
But we’re talking about gaming here. I imagine, if you really want to be topping leaderboards in twitchy FPSes etc then now is probably your last chance. If you just want to play games for the entire rest of your life, don’t fret, you’ll be fine as long as you look after your hands, careful of carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis. And even then there’s a whole host of games you can get into. I’ve conventianerly found a love for turn based strategy games as I’ve gotten older, no reaction time required!
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