Lumosity IV - Does Lumosity actually work

Lumosity IV

Lumosity and Instructional Technology

Instructional gaming is a field that is very much open for exploration and Lumosity can contribute a great amount of information into this field based off of the way they have combined scientific research from neuroscience and psychology and integrated those experiments into games that are fun and easy-to-access, assuming the pricing isn't a factor. If instructors apply this same approach to developing educational games, that are easy-to-access, fun, and substantiated through educational and psychological research, then, in my opinion, educational gaming would inevitably produce results that effectively aide the transfer of pertinent knowledge, and provide a fun alternative learning experience to its users. I think educational gaming researchers should take a serious look at some of the thing Lumosity has done regarding their brain training program and even looking at some of the data they have compiled can provide insight into the future of educational gaming.


Now lets address the "elephant in the room..."

Does Lumosity actually work?

There are large pieces of information on the internet that would say yes, and there are equally large amounts of information on the internet that would say no. In my opinion, Lumosity was very impactful to my brain and information processing abilities.  According to an article, from MD Health, (and it seems they've done their homework on Lumosity's effectiveness), Lumosity is very effective. I've included a section from an article on their website, to see the full article, I will provide the link at the end of this post.
The experts have provided the following excerpt from an article on their website...

"There are several scientific studies that lead scientists to believe that the brain training activities at Lumosity do have an effect on the brain. A study at the University of Michigan found that adults that used brain training games for a regular amount of time saw an improvement in test scores for dual attention asks and memory games in multiple tests. A similar study at Brown University also saw adults exceeding expectations in brain performance after using brain training games to aid in their work. These programs were found to boost the working memory which helps users keep track of tasks they are currently performing.

The thing to remember when analyzing these results is that they came from laboratory conditions. These adults used Lumosity games for hours every day for several months. Users that do not work on a similar schedule will not see these types of results. There is a great deal of evidence that supports the idea that brain training games can help grow and develop the mind, but not necessarily any evidence that Lumosity and the brain training games available here are more effective than other training games that are on the market elsewhere. In general, keeping the mind active and challenging your mind to learn more advanced tasks and ways of thinking are healthy and can help you perform tasks more effectively, and if Lumosity helps you accomplish this, then it can be seen as a positive asset."

http://www.md-health.com/Does-Lumosity-Work.html