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May 3, 2007

Emotiv Systems and NeuroSky: Connecting Brains To Games
Emotiv Systems and NeuroSky, two young companies based in California, plan to transport the measurement of brain waves from the medical sphere into the realm of computer games.…

 

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April 23, 2007

TRUST:Serious Games Creating A Healing Environment
Via: SMARTlab Digital Media Institute



WHAT IS THE TRUST PROJECT

The Trust project is an immersive, storytelling game and healing environment for young people, with human movement interaction triggered by a haptic chair.

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April 9, 2007

Serious Games For Mental Workout

Via: Lumos Labs - A new company in the "brain fitness" business

Lumosity Brain Fitness: Brain Games and Memory Improvement

Lumosity is an engaging online course consisting of games and exercises scientifically proven to improve your attention, memory and processing speed.

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April 6, 2007

Serious Games From The Battlefield To The Board Room
Via: Serious Game Engine Shootout by Richard Carey and BreakAway Ltd.

Executives are using 3D online, multiplayer environments such as Second Life and World of WarCraft to teach team-building skills. Now, BreakAway, a leading maker of military and medical simulations used by the U.S. government and top med schools, has created mōsbē, a desktop tool that allows companies to make customized video games for corporate use. Booz Allen Hamilton and other companies have used it (think employee training and crisis control).

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