Shelly Palmer

How A Video Game Is Helping To Heal Stroke Victims

Limbs Alive

One out of 18 people die from a stroke. Those who live are lucky, but still deal with its after effects, as strokes often damage the areas in the brain that coordinate movement. In the U.K., fewer than 20% of affected survivors recover enough arm and hand use to be self-sufficient–and that’s probably a better statistic than much of the rest of the world. Limbs Alive has been making headlines since its founding in 2010. It’s a company that, in association with Newcastle University, is creating video games for stroke victims. Their first set of games is called Circus Challenge, and to the naked eye, it’s indistinguishable from modern video games. Read the full story at FastCo.Design.