Smart & Wired: One Divine Journey
March 1, 2007
The interesting part of
the Journey to Wild Divine is that you don’t realize
what you’re doing
is good for you because it’s actually fun. The game’s visuals
are
extremely lush and colorful, and the story is appealing on a mystical level.
And since it requires you to use your entire being—body, mind and soul
to some
extent—it keeps you engaged for the entire 10-hour program. For
example, one
activity requires the user to levitate a small ball by
breathing at a specific
rate. While it sounds easy, it’s not. Users
have to breathe through frustration
and focus within, rather than on
shooting something, which is de rigueur for
most video games. And
unlike some video games that are useless once you finish
them, this one
is never really completed, even if you do manage to master every
scenario. If you are in need of a new challenge, you can check out the
follow-up
game Journey to Wild Divine: Wisdom
Quest ($59.95).
Other options for the program include
the Grapher Expansion
Pack ($49.95), which lets you save and graph your heart
rate
and skin conductance levels, and the Particle Editor 2 ($89.95), which lets you
create
computer imagery using biofeedback information.
"Everyone
finds that there are stress-management techniques
that are especially
effective for them," he says. "You can keep going back to
the game to
develop those that work for you, so when someone comes into your
office
and lays something heavy on you, you can use them automatically. People
tend to use the techniques the entire day."
The Wild Divine
Project, 866.594.9453,
www.wilddivine.com
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