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Focus trainer
1. “Focus Trainer”
Description
Focus Trainer is a powerful game that trains a child’s attention,
especially if the child suffers from attention deficit such as
ADHD. Focus Trainer combines findings from neuroscience and
modern gaming to have better control of attention. All what the child
has to do is to catch fireflies in a set time and in increasing difficulty.
Afterwards, a test can assess how much progress the child has made.
2. Functionality
When you start playing Focus Trainer,
jump right into Focus Level 1. You will
unlock levels as you progress. In an
interval of 2 minutes, the purpose is to
press on the screen when the firefly is in
a circle.
3. As the level gets harder, the firefly disappears when inside the
circle. This requires more attention to approximate where the
firefly is. Then, the firefly disappears outside the circle.
Finally, the firefly appears once outside the circle which also
disappears
4. Test option:
Another option in this application is the ability to do an attention test. The
rules are simple : a number is assigned at random like 5, 3,etc.. The screen is
to be tapped after all numbers except this number. The application measures
the time taken to assess a person’s progress.
Before starting the test, a person is asked about his location (work, home,
quiet place..) and state of mind ( focused, distracted,…). This is taken into
consideration in the calculations of progress.
The best way to understand the functionality is by watching it.
5. Feedback
This application is a well-developed application. It touches both the
scientific field in all the calculations and the gaming field with an
interesting firefly catching game. This application is very helpful for
children with ADHD. It also can be used to help healthy individuals to
increase their concentration.
This game however needs a minimum of 2 to 3 plays per day to feel the
effect.
6. Some of the comments people left on this app were:
