Sea Hero Quest, in both mobile and VR form, tasks you with rowing small boats, memorizing maps, and navigating colorful seascapes. But ostensibly, it hopes to provide data that could help humanity combat the incurable disease that affects hundreds of millions of people.
Chris Morris
above
We spoke with Hugo Spiers, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and developer Max Scott-Slade of indie developer Glitchers, to find out how Sea Hero Quest has revolutionized dementia research worldwide and the breakthroughs the game has led since its release.
To play some levels from Sea Hero Quest, email seaheroquest@ucl.ac.uk and you will be provided with an access code for the mobile app.
Sea Hero Quest: https://www.telekom.com/en/corporate-responsibility/corporate-responsibility/sea-hero-quest-game-for-good-587134
Hugo Spiers: https://spierslab.com/
Glitchers: https://glitchers.com/
# bright light # psychology # emotional health # dementia # dementia # health
