Good luck for tomorrow, Gary McKinnon! At last count a couple of minutes ago, the “Save Gary McKinnon from Extradition” Facebook Page had a whopping 693,733 members. That’s a lot of people who feel strongly about the prospect of a man with Asperger’s Syndrome being extradited from the UK to the USA for allegedly hacking into into [...]
MyFriendQuest Trailer
November 22, 2009 By
Flux Animation Studios in Grey Lynn, Auckland were responsible for the creation of the MyFriendQuest game application and the animated prologue and epilogue to the BrightMind LABS brief. Children and parents who have downloaded and used MyFriendQuest almost universally agree that Flux have done a fantastic job bringing this project to fruition. Here is a very cool trailer [...]
Animals help kids with Autism
October 26, 2009 By
Rain Man Returns
October 18, 2009 By
If you happen to be within easy reach of Norwich, UK, this will be worth seeing. The Oscar-winning film Rain Man – which paired Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise as estranged brothers – has been adapted for the theatre.
MyFriendQuest Launch
September 30, 2009 By
Finally – today, we launch MyFriendQuest. MyFriendQuest is BrightmindLABS first product – and is a computer game clinically designed to teach children to recognize and respond appropriately to emotions. But if you have come far enough into this site to be reading this post, chances are you’ll know that already.
MyFriendQuest Clinical Study
September 30, 2009 By
Scott James wins over Manchester
September 22, 2009 By
Autistic Game Designer
September 20, 2009 By
Here’s a great story about an autistic boy playing to his strengths: Jack Booth from Swindon, UK is 11 years old – and an internet hit thanks to his series of on-line games. Jack has created games to challenge players around the world – including City Of The Dead, which no player has managed to [...]
Comp. Games to Help Kids
September 16, 2009 By
PSFK Daily News Site, New York Brightmind Labs is about to release their first video game, but it isn’t just any ordinary game. Targeted at kids aged 6 to 12 who suffer from depression, anxiety or post traumatic stress disorder, this computer game will fuse together immersive gaming principles with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The [...]
Gary McKinnon
August 24, 2009 By
Anyone with even a passing interest in Twitter would be aware of the massive groundswell of support there for Gary McKinnon. In a rough count over the past few hours, twitter posts with the hashtag #freegary have averaged around one every 90 seconds. And the Free Gary McKinnon Facebook group has 8,291 members. That adds [...]
"MyFriendQuest uses techniques backed my credible research to help kids learn the skills to make friends and fit in socially.