Welcome to Nanogames
For Seniors
Cognitive decline is not inevitable in Seniors. When 6,000 older people were given mental tests throughout a ten-year period, almost 70% continued to maintain their brainpower as they aged. Research indicates that mental exercise can improve these areas and positively affect memory and physical coordination.
Researchers have now also established that "honing intellectual skills can bolster the mind in the same way that physical exercise protects and strengthens the body." The benefits of the brain exercises extended well beyond the specific skills. Older adults who did the basic exercises followed by later sessions were three times as fast as those who got only the initial sessions when it came to activities of daily living, such as reacting to a road sign, looking up a number in a telephone book or checking the ingredients on a medicine bottle -- abilities that can spell the difference between living independently and needing help.
Many of Nanogames are brain exercises supporting reading and calculating, others are arcade and driving games supporting hand eye co-ordination reaction times and fine motor control, card games for strategy and logic and puzzles supporting critical thinking skills.
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Overview
The large, high contrast objects, in Nanogames are ideal for seniors. By default the games run at full speed, ideal for younger players, but the speed can be overwhelming for seniors or inexperienced computer users.
Features of Nanogames for Seniors
- Nanogames has a very small file size only 4MBs for the entire games collection
- No personal information required for downloading the Free 7 day Demo
- Detailed privacy policy
- Nanogames do not contain spyware, they are just flexible games, nothing more
- Nanogames is has been certified by Trustguard and is scanned daily to ensure the website is safe
- Brief and also extended Instructions on how to change the player settings to make the games either easier or more challenging are included in the 32 page manual with purchase.
- The Quick Start guide is available here
There are two unique speed controls into Nanogames
- The first of the controls is right on the main screen, at the top of the grid of game icons. With this one control you can change the speed of ALL the games simultaneously. It's a great way to quickly make the games playable.
- The second of the controls changes just a single game. On the main game menu, use the keyboard to highlight a game icon and press the Spacebar, or hold down the SHIFT key and click on the game icon.
- Q&A forum for ongoing support and assistance
- Game speeds can be reduced by up to 90%
- Time limits can be increased by up to 1500%
- The games can be simplified to reduce their complexity
- The game objects are large for players with Low Vision
- Players can use different types of controllers using keyboard, mouse, or joystick
- Built-in support for alternative access methods like single switch and touch screens
Features in Nanogames Version 3 (in beta now due for release Dec 2011)
The big news is that anyone who has bought a full priced copy of Nanogames 2.1 (the current
version) will be entitled to a free up grade to Version 3. If you bought at a discounted price, you only pay the difference between the discounted price and the full price.
Nanogames will be able to display in graphic form:
- Time on Game
- High Scores
- Game difficulty settings
- Time between clicks
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CUSTOMER COMMENTS
"I bought your Nanogames for my parents who have never played computer games before and they love them. Contact me when you have more games."
Suzie USA
"There are very few computer games available for seniors. My mother has limited mobility, but enjoys puzzles and very easy to use computer games (mostly solitare). When I viewed your games, I was certain my mother would be able to use the computer to play most of them."
Grace, Lorton, USA
I’m excited about Nanogames. My mother-in-law is 76 and just mentioned that she wants to use her computer more, to keep her mind alert and active! ... I also have a 3 kids – 6, 14 & 16. This will allow me to tailor games to all of their skill levels.
Pam, Iowa City, USA.