PlayNice’s MindLight aims to help kids manage stress and anxiety

PlayNice, the developer of proven, fun, and engaging games that prevent and treat mental health, today announces the launch of its flagship game MindLight. An action-adventure video game, uses a biofeedback headband to capture kids’ reactions.

MindLight helps children improve their ability to cope with stress and anxiety. MindLight’s fun and engaging gameplay uses biofeedback to turn emotions into real-time game inputs that supercharge positive impacts on players’ mental health.

“Rates of anxiety and depression have skyrocketed in recent years, especially among school-age children. Teaching them how to manage it is imperative for everyday existence,” said Evan Hirsch, CEO of PlayNice, in a statement. “Despite kids’ growing need for evidence-based programs and therapies for coping with and managing stress and anxiety, access continues to get harder and more expensive for families. We built MindLight specifically to address that need and to empower children through the power of play. Games ...