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BfB Labs!
Credit: Shiftdesign.org.uk
This week we had the guys from BfB labs down for a chat through their products which help with “emotionally responsive gaming for better mental health” Now, BfB Labs is a new social venture created by a company called Shift Design that is setting out to bring Emotionally Responsive Gaming to the world. Which is a games which respond to a gamers emotional response to those games and reward those who are exceptionally good at them.
The games are challenging in three different ways, physically, mentally and emotionally training gamers in emotional control, building resilience and promoting wellbeing in the user.
Now you may be wondering how our emotional/physical response to said games be recorded? Well the BfB labs record this via an ear clip monitor which monitors a users emotional state by tracking their Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Their first title in their library is Champions of the Shengha, a fantasy card battling game. Challenging you to defeat opponents with a combination of strategy and self control to becoming an ultimate Shengha Warrior. With regular play the user will learn how to control stress, anxiety and frustration rewarding them as they go throughout the game.
To support the guys over at BfB labs please click here!
To listen to the guys chat with the guys from Bfb Labs please click here!
Color Switch!
You know that game that you see a lot of the time on viral videos on Facebook? They always seem to be playing Color Switch? Well it’s the official game from viral videos/pictures influencer Fortafy it’s a simple game, but also at times difficult. Which makes it so addictive! With over 100,000,000 downloads worldwide Fortafy has created a mammoth game. All you have to do is tap the ball carefully through each obstacle collecting stars, and at intermittent times the ball will switch colour. Then you’d have to follow through the colour pattern on the next obstacle to cross it – cross through the wrong colour and you’ll start again – which is where Marcus’ love hate relationship is stemmed from!
To download Color Switch please click here: Apple / Android
To listen to Marcus’ thoughts on Color Switch please click here!
Playable Pizza DJ Boxes!
Do you remember when Pizza Hut were releasing to select restaurants a playable DJ Pizza Box?
Well we played it this week!
Check out the video below to see Rinse FM’s DJ Vectra play the world’s first playable Pizza Box, which is what Marcus and Nick got a play with when Pizza Hut came by!
To listen to us talk about our experience with the Pizza Hut DJ Pizza Box on this weeks show please click here!
One More Bounce!
We love our addictive yet incredibly simple games here at How To Kill An Hour and this week is no different! One More Bounce is just that, all you got to do is draw a line to bounce the ball through the level and make sure you keep it from falling! There is 100+ levels and the game will never end as there are brand new levels that are added each and every month!
To download ‘One More Bounce’ please click here!
To listen to Marcus discussing ‘One More Bounce’ please click here!