The conversation around video games has changed a lot since we first started playing them back in the day on Super Nintendo. Parents used to see them as a waste of time, but now games are being developed to improve cognitive skills—and one game was just approved as a medical therapy to treat learning disabilities in kids. Today we discuss the incredible potential benefits that video games can have when designed to improve the human experience.
Resources from this episode
The Cognition Crisis (refers to closed loop design concept): https://elemental.medium.com/the-cognition-crisis-a1482e889fcb
Neuroscape UCSF (developed first FDA approved video game therapy): https://neuroscape.ucsf.edu/
Adam Gazzaley (neuroscientist & video game designer): https://gazzaley.com/
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
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