Mangokiwi.com is an independent video game company looking to develop medical games (association, brain, and general care games) that will help prevent and/or fight Alzheimer’s Disease.
Research that supports this idea:
Computer “Games” Provide Mental Edge in People with Alzheimer’s (Nov 2006) – researchers report that virtual stimulation enhances the effects of Alzheimer’s medicines, allowing people in the earlier stages of Alzheimer’s to perform better on tests of memory and tasks of daily living.
(March 2006) Video games for the elderly: an answer to dementia or a marketing tool? – Nintendo’s Brain Training for Adults, a package of cerebral workouts …read more