The mobile game Project EVO will help diagnose autism
California startup Akili is working on a game Project EVO, which can help diagnose autism, as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
In the photo: a screenshot from the game Project EVO
In the game, the user will act on behalf of a character who overcomes river rapids.
He will need to avoid collisions with icebergs, collecting green objects along the way.
At the same time, the game will evaluate how well the player copes with tasks, monitor his stress level, as well as the degree of involvement. Based on the data obtained, it will be possible to determine whether the user has symptoms of ADHD and autism.
Then, according to the creators of the game, the information will be transmitted to the medical staff in order to track the dynamics of the patient’s condition.
Diagnosis of diseases is not the only goal of the game. With its help, the player will train attentiveness and perseverance, which will help improve his condition.
According to the creators of the game, the usual tests for ADHD and autism are boring. To pass them, you need to go to the hospital, which can be very stressful for patients with such diseases. So the authors of the game hope that it will become an alternative to standard tests.
Now Akili actively cooperates with medical centers investigating these diseases. To launch the game, they need to go through a series of large-scale studies and get approval from the regulatory state bodies.
A source: http://thenextweb.com
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