For the
game rich in storytelling (Gone Home), researchers provided one group of participants the
game developers» instructions and provided a second group of participants instructions to register, memorize, and
evaluate various properties of the
game.
Basak's laboratory, which is focused on cognitive interventions to improve abilities that decline with age, is conducting further research to
evaluate differences among
various types of video
games, long - term effects of cognitive training using the
games, and effects on patients already experiencing mild cognitive impairment.