40. How Can Video Games Benefit You?

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/