Brain Age

Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software is a collection of free, online educational games, puzzles, and activities designed to teach young minds about health and improve understanding in various school related subjects.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
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Cognition
Nervous system
Neurology
Nintendo
Sudoku
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Target Population:
Children

URL:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm

Game platform:
Internet


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Big Brain Academy

Big Brain Academy is a brain-training puzzle game that provides cognitive challenges in five categories: think, analyze, memorize, compute, and identify. Players achieve their "brain weight" and discover their areas of strength and weakness. “Brain weight” increases as players complete the activities faster.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Big Brain Academy
Brain Age
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain Challenge
Brain fitness
Games
Neurology
Nintendo
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.bigbrainacademy.com/ds/index.html


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Brain Challenge

Designed for mobile platforms, Brain Challenge is intended to be an entertaining yet challenging game that helps players increase the percentage of their brains used.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain Challenge
Brain fitness
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Electronic games
Entertainment
History of video games
Technology
Touch! Generations
Ubisoft
Video games

Game platform:
Computer
Game Console
Handheld Device

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Challenge
http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=6348


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Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree

This brain-training puzzle game offers fifteen mini-games sorted into five categories: identify, memorize, analyze, compute, and visualize. Multi-player, competitive, and cooperative play modes are available.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Big Brain Academy
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Games
History of video games
Neurology
Nintendo
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games
Wii

Game platform:
Game Console

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.bigbrainacademy.com


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BrainBashers

BrainBashers is a free, online collection of riddles, brain-teasers, puzzles, and games designed to challenge players’ mental capabilities.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle
Strategy

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
CDATA
Cognition
Document
Nervous system
Science
Technology
XML

Published Medium:
Game Developer

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.brainbashers.com

Game platform:
Internet


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Brain Age

For the Nintendo DS, Brain Age includes a variety of cognitive-based mini-games designed to entertain and challenge players. Players can draw pictures, read books out loud, and solve puzzles, and play popular games like Sudoku.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
Brain Age Express
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
Mathematics
Neurology
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Sudoku
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Product:
DS

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.brainage.com/launch/index.jsp

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Brain Age 2

Brain Age 2, for the Nintendo DS, includes fifteen activities designed to challenge and stimulate the mind. Players can test their memory skills, do math problems, and even play rock, paper, scissors. Based on the results of each playing session, players are told their “brain age.”

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
Entertainment
Nervous system
Neurology
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://brainage.com/launch/index.jsp

Operating System:
Nintendo DS


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Cognifit Personal Coach

CogniFit Personal Coach is intended to improve players’ cognitive skills and increase brain activity.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition
Mental Health

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online
Purchase

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
CDATA
Cognition
Cognitive neuroscience
Document
Mind
Neurology
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Science
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games
XML

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.mindfit.com/products/cognifit/cognifit-personal-coach

Game platform:
Internet


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Games for the Brain

Games for the Brain is a set of free, online interactive brain training games designed to improve memory and other areas of cognition. The dozens of games include a variety of different puzzles and activities.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle
Strategy

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
CDATA
Google Blogoscoped
Nervous system
Neurology
Neuroscience
Nintendo
Sudoku
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.gamesforthebrain.com

Game platform:
Internet

Person:
Philipp Lenssen


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Happy Neuron Language Games: Split Words, Embroidery, Sieze the Keywords, The Right Word, This Story is Full of Blanks

The Happy Neuron Language collection of web-based games and exercises was developed to challenge and strengthen players’ language processing skills. Players choose among a variety of games that focus on areas including word recognition and grammar.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online
Purchase
Subscription

Social Tags:
Biology
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
CDATA
Nervous system
Neurology
Neuron
Neuroscience
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games
XML

Published Medium:
Game Developer

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.happy-neuron.com/brain-games/language

Game platform:
Internet


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