Ishaan comments on Open Thread for February 18-24 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Ishaan 19 February 2014 05:15:38PM *  4 points [-]

This app has been demonstrated to successfully improve visual acuity in baseball players and performance in game. (Works on the brain, not the eyes.)

Popular press

Purchasable:

Original paper:

^ Link formatting is weird, so just copy-paste (Edit: fixed thanks to PECOS-9)

Comment author: PECOS-9 19 February 2014 06:54:04PM *  5 points [-]
Comment author: James_Miller 19 February 2014 08:19:39PM 3 points [-]

On the iTunes store 172 people gave it the lowest ranking, many saying it won't get past the name screen.

Comment author: arundelo 20 February 2014 03:00:45AM 1 point [-]

I just bought the Windows version. It's currently unusable because the mouse pointer disappears whenever the program's window is in front. I have sent an email to the support address.

Comment author: Vulture 20 February 2014 10:54:32PM 0 points [-]

(Works on the brain, not the eyes.)

I don't think I understand what distinction you're making here.

Comment author: ShardPhoenix 21 February 2014 05:51:14AM 2 points [-]

It means it trains your visual processing system to work better rather than training your eye muscles to focus better or something like that.

Comment author: Gurkenglas 21 February 2014 04:20:08AM 2 points [-]

"Works on the software, not the hardware"/"the visual cortex, not the nature of incoming light/the shape of the eye/the configuration of sensors/etc."

Comment author: Ishaan 21 February 2014 07:48:42AM *  0 points [-]

Gurkenglas & ShardPhoenix are correct, and the reason the distinction is practically important is because it will not alter your eye-glass prescription or function as a replacement for glasses.