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This whole thing has been scrutinized for years. A quick read shows that people that play the game, get better at... playing the game. Whoda thunk? Also, a priv
by jressey 8y ago
This whole thing has been scrutinized for years. A quick read shows that people that play the game, get better at... playing the game. Whoda thunk? Also, a private company gets to sop up profits from something created by public money. Boo.
- Bartweiss 8y agoIt's not exactly encouraging that the first author consults for Peak. The conflict of interest statement in the paper offers this deeply unpleasant comment: "BS consults for Cambridge Cognition and Peak. We have technology-transferred the App to Cambridge Enterprise who intends to technology-transfer the App to the games company Peak so that it can become widely available for use on mobile devices. This has not occurred yet." In short: we put up a free demo, but now we're giving all our code to the for-profit company our lead author happens to consult for. Also, they haven't bothered to actually release it outside their branded iOs-only app.
- systemBuilder 8y agoThis is pretty typical in the psychiatry and psychology field. The only way to make big money is to write a book or invent a test.