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. 2019 Jan 11;12(1):1548005. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1548005

Table 3.

The games used in the assessment.

Game name (abbreviation) and description Snapshot Primary domain tested Instruction for play Start rules Difficulty levels
(no. of levels)
Backend data metrics
Single Tap (ST)
Single balloon presented which released stars when tapped.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0001.gif Manual processing speed Pop this balloon as fast as you can Child pops the balloon 5 times NA Correct and incorrect taps with time stamps
Alternate Tap (AT)
Two balloons presented. Each faded into a shadow when tapped while the alternate balloon retained its colour.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0002.gif Manual processing speed and coordination Pop these balloons alternately as fast as you can Child pops the balloons alternately 3 times NA Correct, incorrect and background taps with time stamps
Popping Bubbles (PB)
Balloons spawned from bottom to top.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0003.gif Manual processing speed and coordination Pop as many balloons as you can Child pops 5 balloons Increased speed of spawning balloons (2) Correct and background taps with time stamps
Grow Your Garden (GYG)
Water buckets and bugs presented randomly which, when tapped, resulted in a flower appearing and disappearing respectively.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0004.gif Response inhibition Touch the bucket, do not tough the bug Child touches 3 buckets and avoids 2 bugs Stimuli presentation changed from distinct to overlapping and time reduced from 3–1 second (4) Correct, incorrect and background taps with time stamps
Hidden Objects (HO)
Multiple monsters simultaneously hide in different locations
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0005.gif Divided attention Touch the hiding place of the characters Child taps correct locations and no incorrect ones Increased number of characters with ratio of potential hiding places fixed at 1:2 (5) Correct, incorrect and background taps with time stamps
Odd One Out (OOO)
Four objects presented amongst which three were identical and one distinct.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0006.gif Reasoning Touch the object which is different from the other 3 Child taps correct object and no incorrect one Objects differed on either colour, size, shape or category (4) Correct, incorrect and background taps with time stamps
Matching Shapes (MS)
Objects presented on the left with their outlines on the right. Each object had to be moved to its outline.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0007.gif Visual form perception Drag the objects to their matching shadows Child is able to match 2 objects to their shadow Increased similarity between objects presented together (5) Correct and incorrect drags with time stamps
Jigsaw (JIG)
Animal parts presented on the left with the outline of the complete animal on the right. Each part had to be moved to its outline to create the whole animal.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0008.gif Visual integration Drag the parts of the animal to its shadow to make a whole Child is able to complete a 2-piece jigsaw Increased number of pieces of jigsaw and similarity between them (6) Correct and incorrect drags with time stamps
Location recall (LR)
The moon hid behind one of multiple hiding places on a planet. The child had to recall the moon’s hiding location after completing each game listed above.
graphic file with name ZGHA_A_1548005_ILG0009.gif Memory Touch the hiding place of the moon Child taps correct location and no incorrect one Increased number of possible hiding places (8) Correct, incorrect and background taps with time stamps