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| Ages |
4-adult |
| Skills |
Auditory memory,
visual memory |
| Cost |
$50.00 |
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Windows  Macintosh |
BrainBuilder® is a computer game where the player
memorizes series of numbers using auditory and visual processing
strategies. These exercises build short term memory, visual and auditory
processing skills. As the player improves, the levels of difficulty
increase. Recommended use of Brain Builder is one to two 10-minute
training sessions a day, five days a week. The recommended age of use is
from age 4 (with adult help) to adult. I believe because the game
presents number sequences in both auditory and visual formats, that you
may be able to use it to build a bridge from visual to auditory
processing or vise versa.
The BrainBuilder activities are as follows:
Intensity -
a warm-up exercise to get ready for the other
Brain Builder activities. An eye is flashed on the screen for a fraction
of a second. The player should hit the spacebar as fast as possible if
the eye is open, but not hit the spacebar at all if the eye is closed.
Visual Base —displays
a random number, erases it and prompts you to enter the number in the
correct sequence. As you get better, you advance to higher levels with
more digits. The Visual Base activity exercises immediate and short-term
visual memory and conceptualization skills.
Visual Flash—displays
a set of numbers one at a time that must be entered as they were given.
Once again as the player improves the level of difficulty (and length of
numbers) increases.
Visual Reverse —the
same as the Visual Flash, except that the numbers must be entered in
reverse order.
Auditory Base —is
the same as the Visual Base, except that the numbers are presented
verbally in one of eight different voices at regular one-second
intervals.
Auditory Random —is
the same as Auditory Base Activity except that random pauses are
inserted in the presentation of the numbers.
Auditory Reverse —is
the same as the Visual Reverse Activity except that the information is
presented verbally.
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