The areas that are addressed
below are those which are the most difficult for one with an
attention problem. By training these areas, through repetition
and dedication, you will be able to increase your abilities.
Level
1: Attention
Stamina By focusing on the
screen character (airplane shown), you will push it to the
top of the screen. If attention wanes, the character will
drop according to the indicated loss in attention level.
This activity
teaches sustained attention, or Attention Stamina,
the ability to stay focused for an extended period of
time. Through repeated practice you will increase your
capabilities to sustain your attention for a full
five minutes without interruption.
Level
2: Visual Tracking By focusing on the
screen character (bug shown), you will force the character to
move randomly about the screen. You must track the character
visually with attention to increase your score.
If attention
drops, the character will halt movement and ask you to focus
back in at which point it will resume it movement. This
teaches Visual Tracking, the ability to
follow a moving object with focused attention.
Level
3: Time on Task You will be assigned
the objective of building a 12-block tower within five
minutes. You'll start with a red base and a single gold block.
By focusing, you will pick up and move the blocks, one at a
time, to form a tower.
If you fall off-task, the current block will stop or move backward. Any distraction will impede your progress. This teaches
Time-on-Task, the ability to start and complete an assignment within a given amount of time.
Level
4: Short Term Memory
Sequencing Four blocks, laid out
similar to your arrow keys, light up in a random sequence with
distinct auditory tones. Starting with sequences of two, you will
be asked to input the last sequence using the corresponding arrow
keys. Sequences increase in complexity as the user's skill
increases.
If your attention
diminishes, the game will halt until you focus back in. This
teaches Short Term Memory Sequencing, or the ability to
chunk and manipulate data in working memory.
Level
5: Discriminatory
Processing Focusing in activates your
"star flyer." Red and white asteriods will approach your
screen. Your objective is to filter out the distracting background
stars while deflecting white asteroids. This teaches Discriminatory
Processing, the ability to filter out distracting stimuli and
correctly respond to appropriate stimuli.
This would be similar
to filtering out the background activity in a classroom or office
setting, while focusing on your task at hand.
This activity
teaches sustained attention, or Attention Stamina,
the ability to stay focused for an extended period of
time. Through repeated practice you will increase your
capabilities to sustain your attention for a full
five minutes without interruption.
If attention
drops, the character will halt movement and ask you to focus
back in at which point it will resume it movement. This
teaches Visual Tracking, the ability to
follow a moving object with focused attention.
If you fall off-task, the current block will stop or move backward. Any distraction will impede your progress. This teaches
Time-on-Task, the ability to start and complete an assignment within a given amount of time.
If your attention
diminishes, the game will halt until you focus back in. This
teaches Short Term Memory Sequencing, or the ability to
chunk and manipulate data in working memory.
