In Space Invaders Extreme 2, players shoot fast-moving aliens to prevent them from reaching the bottom of the screen. A study in Nature indicates such action games may benefit children at risk for developmental dyslexia by enhancing their ability to perceive spoken sounds.
Read MoreLowtek's founder Alastair Low, dyslexic himself, has been working tirelessly to educate the games industry about the impact of dyslexia. A couple of weeks ago, Low won a Scottish Games Award for Dislectek, his Unity plugin that lets developers add dyslexic-friendly text-to-speech options in their games. Low's dyslexia has of course shaped the type of games he's making.
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