Ubisoft has released a game in collaboration with Amblyotech Inc, of which the latter specializes in electronic treatments to deal with the disorder known as Amblyopia which causes lazy eye in children and if left unchecked can cause blindness in adults.
The game is known as Dig Rush, and it requires a prescription to play. The game is played on a tablet whilst wearing red and blue 3D glasses. The environment is black and white whilst the enemies, player and obstacles are red and blue which means you need both eyes to play the game and successfully complete the level.
Apparently there is a similar treatment, with another game, of which amazingly, 90% of patients who played an hour per day said that there was an improvement in their condition after six(6) weeks. The problem is that the game had only one(1) level, and playing one(1) level for an hour straight, or even for six(6) weeks can get very boring and as a result patients would quit the treatment purely out of boredom.
Hopefully Dig Rush can fix this issue by implementing more than one level and having replay-ability so as to keep people on track with their treatment; as this method of treatment has proven to be very effective.
Senior Producer Mathieu Ferland of Ubisoft said:
"The development of Dig Rush was a great opportunity for us to contribute our knowledge and skills in video-game development to help materialize a breakthrough novel medical treatment."
- Mathie Ferland, Ubisoft
There was never actually proof of video-games ruining your eyesight, but there is now definitely evidence if there is a 90% positive feedback rate on a video-game used for treating eyesight related disorders.
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