Mightier

Overview
Mightier is an innovative game designed to aid children ages 6-14 in mastering emotional regulation through interactive play and heart rate monitoring technology.

Key Features

1. Targeted Age Group: Aimed at children 6-14 yrs, helping those with emotional challenges, ADHD included.
2. Professional Development: Created with expertise from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
3. Emotional Regulation: Focuses on teaching kids to understand and manage their emotions effectively.
4. Heart Rate Monitor: A wearable device that displays emotions in real-time, impacting game difficulty.
5. Incentivized Learning: Strategies that reward kids during gameplay for calming themselves.
6. Dynamic Content: A vast array of over 25 games and 6 unique worlds.
7. The Gizmo: A visual guide representing the child's heartbeat and emotion state.
8. Lavalings: Engaging creatures symbolizing various emotions for kids to associate with.
9. Parental Engagement: Online dashboard for progress tracking and support resources.

Interesting Gameplay
1. Fundamentals: Players use a heart rate monitor to visualize their emotional state during gameplay.
2. Emotional Response: The game's difficulty level adjusts with the player's heart rate; the calmer the heart rate, the easier the challenges.
3. Pause and Strategize: Players learn to 'pause' effectively—controlling their heartbeat to manipulate game difficulty receives rewards.
4. Continual Progression: Collectibles (Lavalings) and game worlds encourage extended play and deeper understanding of varying emotions.
5. Real-Life Skills: Gameplay designed to develop automatic “Mightier moments” to handle emotional stress outside the game environment.