New Drivers mistrained by videogames
Teens who grow up on video games without playing in the real world have a very severely retarded sense of mass, motion and intertia.
They tend to take turns far too quickly, too, until they learn about friction, loss of traction, sliding.
Do videogamers make superior drifters, I wonder…
The blog post “New Drivers mistrained by videogames” argues that teens raised on video games—without real-world driving experience—often have a skewed understanding of physics, particularly mass, motion, and inertia. The author notes that such drivers may overestimate their vehicle’s capabilities, taking turns too quickly until they confront friction, traction loss, and sliding. It ends with a provocative question: “Do videogamers make superior drifters, I wonder…”
The piece connects to broader concerns about how simulation-based learning without practical grounding may produce overconfident, under-skilled drivers.
