People Who Play Complex 3D Games Perform Better Than 2D Gamers

“People who play complex 3D video games perform better than people who focus on simpler 2D games.”

Published in 2015, a revealing study from Gregory D. Clemenson and Craig E.L. Stark shows that 3D environments have postive impact on players / partipants.

At DeepWell DTx we are starting our medicinal media development in the VR space. Though all gaming formats have proven to be effective at delivering therapy, the 3D immersive environment is among the most promising when creating an engaging and effective patient/player experience tied to accelerated learning.

“Training naive video gamers in a rich 3D, but not 2D, video game, resulted in a significant improvement in hippocampus-associated cognition using several behavioral measures.”

The hippocampus has long been associated with episodic memory and is commonly thought to rely on neuroplasticity to adapt to the ever-changing environment.

When creating Medical Media, we have many powerful delivery mechanisms at our disposal. However, when games are built with intent to heal, they can be focused to be even more powerful therapeutics.

All this work enhances the play – but first and foremost the player must be having fun. 

Source: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/35/49/16116