Mana Knight - Slashdot User

Treating ADHD With Games 124

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 13, 2009 @02:30AM from the i-thought-games-were-a-symptom dept.

Mana Knight writes "The Escapist has an article called 'Gaming the Brain' about video games being used to treat ADHD. Quoting: 'One of the more promising therapies is neurofeedback, which involves continually monitoring patients' brainwaves. Subjects attempt to change their brainwaves to a set pattern and receive an auditory signal that tells them whether they were successful. With enough repetition, neurofeedback can rewire a person's brain. A study published in 2005 examines how patients diagnosed with ADHD can learn to better maintain their concentration through neurofeedback. Depending on how individuals respond to this type of treatment, it can even be used as a replacement for medication.'"

Submission + - Gaming The Brain (escapistmagazine.com)

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Mana Knight

on Monday January 12, 2009 @05:53PM

Mana Knight writes: "The Escpaist has a article called Gaming the Brain where video games are used to treat ADHD. Therapy involves a PS2 or Xbox controller whose responsiveness is determined by the patient's concentration. Using this, patients can learn to rewire their brains. This type of treatment can be done without video games, but they provide strong motivation for people to complete their regimen."

Comment Flash is a good platform (Score 1) 381

by Mana Knight on Monday December 29, 2008 @06:44PM (#26262643) Attached to: Resurrecting Old Games, What Works?

Flash isn't a bad platform for retro titles. It's powerful enough to handle 2d graphics and there are no publishers to hold you back. I feel there is still a lot of invovation that can be done with older genres.

The Game Conference is a good example - a roguelike that takes the genre in a new direction.

Comment Re:Here we go again... (Score 1) 343

by Mana Knight on Tuesday February 24, 2004 @12:59PM (#8374646) Attached to: Electronic Arts Shuts Down Origin Systems?

Look at the Legacy of Kain series, Beyond Good and Evil, Ico, Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime, F-Zero GX, Rez, Primal, KOTOR, Whiplash, Crimson Skies, Steel Battalion, the Silent Hill series, etc., and then tell me there are no good games anymore.

Notice how none of those were made by EA ;)

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