This computer game can reveal how impulsive you are

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Australia; VIC

Neda Moskovsky

A Wild West style computer game made up of three mini-games - can accurately determine your level of impulsivity, according to Australian research. Performance on the three mini games, collectively called a 'Cognitive Impulsivity Suite' matched peoples self-reported impulsivity and could predict real-world, addiction-related problems. The minigames were a bounty hunter game where you have to shoot the bandit but not the sheriff, a caravan spotter game where you have to safely guide a trade caravan through the desert by spotting dangers and obstacles, and the prospector’s gamble, where you have to pick the luckiest prospector, knowing that luck can change.

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Organisation/s: Monash University

Funder: This study was funded by the Australian Research Council through grants LP150100770 and DP180100145 (chief investigators: A.V.-G., M.A.B., and D.I.L.). A.V.-G. was funded by an Australian Medical Research Future Fund Career Development Fellowship (level 2, MRF1141214). J.T. was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grants 1002458 and 1046054. M.A.B. was funded by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (level B). Torus Games designed the CIS as a contractor, but they have also provided in-kind support and ideas, and the authors thank K. MacIntosh (Torus Games Head of Production) for support.

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