# Concentration Challenges Focus Pocus is a Mind-Controlled Game That Alleviates ADHD in Children By Omar Yusuf | Published 2011-10-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/focus-pocus References: [gamepolitics](http://gamepolitics.com/2011/10/18/focus-pocus-game-helps-children-adhd) & [ballantinespr](http://ballantinespr.com/News/NeuroSky/NeuroSky_Focus_Pocus.html) Controllers and gamepads are old news according to the new video game Focus Pocus, which opts for an [electroencephalography (EEG)](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyperx-eeg-headset) in favor of analog controls. The developer NeuroCog Solutions hopes to help growing children to cope with the [symptoms of ADHD](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/endel-for-adhd) by focusing their attention to the riveting story of a wizard's apprentice in search of wisdom. But before galavanting off into the forest, players have to equip the EEG to their scalp, a device used to measure (and develop) impulse control, memory, attention and relaxation. Twelve objective-driven minigames will test each of those attributes; a strategy challenge centers around impulse control, a series of puzzles challenge the memory and the child's 'state control' is measured by a relaxation game. After 25 sessions of Focus Pocus, the game delivers a [detailed report on brain development](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/train-the-brain) to the parents! For full disclosure, the game comes bundled with the EEG and costs $250. Personally, I'd rely on Super Mario to teach my children to concentrate. The first Goomba they see will get them to focus! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **EEG Gaming:** Develop EEG-based games to help improve cognitive abilities in children with ADHD. - **Brain Training:** Create games with mini-games that challenge different cognitive abilities to improve brain function in children with ADHD. - **Personalized Brain Reports:** Offer detailed reports of individual cognitive abilities and brain development as a product to parents or educators of children with ADHD. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Gaming:** Incorporate EEG technology into traditional video games or create new games focused on cognitive development. - **Healthcare:** Offer EEG-based games or software as a complementary therapy for children with ADHD in medical facilities. - **Education:** Provide EEG games and software to educators as a tool to assist children with ADHD in the classroom. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cognitive Virtual Reality Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/epeli.md) - [Focus-Enhancing Gaming Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brainblink.md) - [Predictive Digital Therapeutics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eyas-focus.md) - [ADHD-Friendly Focus Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/focus-friend.md) - [Brain Training Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brainblink-brainblink.md) - [OTC Digital ADHD Treatments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otc-digital-adhd-treatment.md) - [Brainwave-Connected Tech Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/myndplay-myndhub.md) - [Attention Improvement Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/focus-trainer.md) - [Gamified Brain-Boosting Headbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-muse-s-athena.md)