I have been using Dual Drive with my patients for some time and find it the most engaging of the available “games.” For children, it requires that they keep a calm focus to keep going and succeed — Dual Drive is so popular I often have a hard time getting the kids to go back to regular biofeedback once they have experienced it. I also appreciate all of the rich Dual Drive features such as difficulty levels and summary statistics.
Games that Help
Tropical Heat
Spend ten minutes a day playing relaxing heart rate feedback games to reduce stress, optimize breathing, and improve performance at work.
Alive is terrific for kids and teens. So far I have used it primarily with 11 to 16 year-olds. With other systems, I could never get an accurate heart rate signal from many younger children because they were so wiggly, and I often had to have very short training sessions because of their short attention span. With Alive, these children sit quietly and don't want to stop, even after 55 minutes. To quote one young boy who caught on immediately: "I have to stay calm even when things get hard."
We got a call from the school principal: Our son is doing better! I'm sure that Dual Drive has been a factor in his improvement. I love watching him calm down and breathe.
