The Influence of Video Games on Spatial Ability and its Mechanism
As a basic cognitive ability of human beings,spatial ability is of great importance to individual daily life and career development.In recent years,researchers in different fields have used video games as a training environment and assessment tool for spatial ability,which has laid a new foundation for further understanding the development mechanism of spatial ability and cultivate it in practice.Based on previous studies,this paper systematically combs the concept and types of spatial ability,as well as the types and media characteristics of video games.On this basis,this study systematically discusses the effects of video games on different types of spatial ability,analyzes the cognitive mechanism and interactive characteristics of video games on spatial ability based on information processing theory and interactive hierarchy model,and expounds its implications for related research and practice.