Well big surprise, but a study has shown that students who game get worse grades. Obvious, right? The study, as reported by Ars Technica, actually set out to see if the amount you study affected your grades. The experiment was carried out at Berea college in Kentucky — a religious school in a dry county, so presumably alcohol consumption is not a major factor in the lives of these students.
To boil it all down, male students who gamed had GPAs (grade point averages) that were 0.24 points less than other students and coed roommates of someone with a gaming system saw a hit of 0.13 points. What’s interesting to me is the distracting influence a gaming roommate has. As Ars Technica points out, this could influence universities and parents both.
That’s an interesting study! I had a gaming roommate for a while after college, and it definitely cut into my sleep. They would stay up gaming until the wee hours of the morning when I had to get up for work at 7. Even if they are wearing headphones, I think the lights and stuff cut into your sleep. I had to take naps in my car at work some days. So anyways, I could definitely see why the gaming roommate could affect your studies!