The game, EndeavorRx, is designed to improve attention spans in patients ages 8 to 12.
journal, found that children who played the game for 25 minutes per day, five days per week, over a period of four weeks showed a noticeable increase in attention span.
The report in The Lancet came with a caveat: The studies were “not sufficient to suggest that [the game] should be used as an alternative to established and recommended treatments for ADHD.” Players of EndeavorRx complete missions by steering a small alien avatar along a track, collecting specifically colored critters along the way., the game was “designed to challenge a child’s attention during treatment, requiring attention and focus on multiple tasks at the same time.
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