The games aren’t super elaborate graphics wise, or even story-wise but that’s good in this case because you aren’t too busy looking at things to actually do what you are supposed to do, it keeps the distractions to a minimum so you get the most out of the time it takes to complete the game. There is also progress tracking available which keeps you motivated as you play and shows you how you have improved from your original standing when you take the first test to find your baseline ability. The free stuff is really good and allows you to get a good experience of what is available overall in the app. Lumosity can be used for free, which is what I did to start out, but honestly, I will probably upgrade if I keep using it. The game is pretty basic from a game design point of view, but it still looks and feels engaging as you play. Sometimes when you use apps like this, the improvement in memory isn’t clear but with this type of technique, you can actually strengthen your memory recall because your brain is a muscle after all. The more you use your working memory, scientifically speaking the easier it is to remember and fall to recall when you need it. It works in the same kind of way that you would do in your everyday life. The workout technique themselves are really good and for the most part, they are easy enough to remember because we constantly have lists of things to do in our heads all day. This tries to train your ability to process multiple streams of information as you get it. The games get harder the better you do until you have put all the trains away in their stations successfully. When you tap on an intersection on the track it changes the direction of the train tracks so you can direct trains around towards the right station. You have to tap at different intervals on the track to keep the right coloured train going on the right track to reach its corresponding station. Game #2: Train of ThoughtĪnother game I played was one with trains, you basically have different coloured trains and different coloured stations. Lumosity exercises your working memory, so you have to constantly remember the changing numerical values of the bags you have in your inventory with this technique so either offloading bags or collecting them, the rest you just have to memorise. The actual brain training comes from remembering what you have collected, what you need to deliver and how many you have left by the end, so you constantly have to update the new number in your head, or use some other memory technique that is comfortable to you. You pick up different colour bags, with different shapes and you have to deliver them to the correct floors where specified. The game is timed so you know where you are at and it adds an element of pressure that you don’t get in other brain training games like this. Whereas Elevate is based on English and Maths skills, the premise of the Lumosity game I looked at is that you are a bellhop in a hotel, you get into a lift and it takes you up floor by floor.

Though most Elevate games are intended to help keep your brain sharp, improve cognitive functioning and exercise memory. Looking at one game in particular as an example that focuses on numerical transformation and other techniques I have never really seen used before. Lumosity offers a ton of different games that help you improve different skills they offer training for. Lumosity is set out as different video games, this makes it feel more authentic and less like a chore in general. Relying on memory is essential to our day to day lives so it is a good idea to exercise it with this type of app. It is partly down to familiarity of using something and also repetition – that’s how brain training helps you improve your focus. You can use Lumosity to try and improve your communication skills, cognitive abilities and Daily practise is one way in which we can do this. But is Lumosity worth downloading? We took a quick look at what the app has to offer. Founded in 2005 Lumosity is one of the largest games of this type available along with games like Elevate. Lumosity is an app that is designed for brain training.

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