Multiplayer study: Red beats Blue 55% of the time
- June 11, 2008 14:22 PM PST
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"Blue" may be the world's favorite color, but "red" literally beats it when it comes to online multiplayer, a new study found.
Like any good video game research, which generally uses dated games for its findings, the journal of Cyberpsychology & Behavior studied the outcome of 1,347 online matches, using Unreal Tournament 2004.
The results proved less neutral than gamers might expect, with red players winning 55 percent of the time over blue. According to neuroscientist Mihai Moldovan of the University of Copenhagen, this is because red is a distracting color for men, thus blue teams struggle more for kills.
A similar study conducted by British scientists in 2005 found that one-on-one athletes who wore red during the '04 Olympics were more likely to win than those who didn't, presumably due to the aggressive nature associated with the color.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
I wonder if any one will play for "blue" any more when given the option. I know I'm not.
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- Jun 11 2008 at 02:21:08:PM PST
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360 is red because of RROD and bad hardware. and PS3 is blue because blu- ray and bluetooth
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Sloppy_Seconds Posted at: 06/11/08 at 2:41 PM PST 360 RedROD PS3 is Blue-RayLOL
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