BrightMind LABS

  16 July 2010.  A great television interview with Dr Yvette Ahmad and Fraser Hurrell discussing MyFriendQuest – and the thinking behind it.   Check out this 6:45 minute interview on the 411 Technology Show on Maori TV on demand here >>>.   

10 May 2010 New Zealand Doctor. The delegates at this week’s congress of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists were presented a paper which will give hope to parents of children with high functioning autism or Asperger’s syndrome. Read more >>

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 [...]

Idealog Magazine, New Zealand Long gone are the days when video games were just another outlet for children to develop lacksadaisical habits, poor eyesight and pre-arthritic thumbs. Today’s gaming scene is taking on a new approach: fresh, active and even therapeutic. Whangerei’s BrightMind Labs, founded by CEO Fraser Hurrell and clinical director Dr Yvette Ahmad, [...]

University of California, Berkeley. Haas School of Business Newswire. BrightMind Labs uses electronic games to teach children on the autistic spectrum to understand and respond to emotions. Read more >>