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Manual
Your personal coach helps you to rejuvenate your brain!
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Epilepsy Warning
Certain individuals may experience epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness whensubjected to strong, flashing lights over longer periods of time. Such individuals maytherefore experience a seizure while operating computer or video games. This can also
affect individuals who have no prior medical record of epilepsy or have never previous-ly experienced a seizure. If you or any family member has ever experienced epilepsysymptoms (seizures or loss of consciousness) after exposure to flashing lights, pleaseconsult your doctor before playing this game. Parental guidance is always recommendedwhen children are using computer and video games. Should you or your child experiencedizziness, poor eyesight, eye or muscle twitching, loss of consciousness, feelings of disori-entation or any type of involuntary movements or cramps while playing this game, TURNIT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE PLAYING AGAIN.
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Warranty
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Contents
Introduction 4
Installation 5
Uninstalling 5
System Requirements 5
Player Profiles 6
Creating a new Profile 6Selecting an existing Profile 6
Deleting an existing Profile 7
The Game Environment 7
The Info Bar and Game Options 7
Quit the game 7
Sound on/off 8
Tooltips 8
Game characters 9
Dr. Kawashima 9
Robo 10
Thought Bubbles 13
Help and explanations 14
Scientific background 14Brain Fitness and Daily Tests 15
Frequently Asked Questions 16
Technical Information and Hotline 17
Copyrights 17
Credits 18
Contents
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Introduction
Welcome!
Thank you for buying Train your Brain with Dr. Kawashima.
BBG Entertainment has developed this game on the basis of 30 exer-
cises for brain activation which were executed cooperating with the
Industry University Research Project with Dr. Kawashima. Dr. Kawashi-
ma is a famous Japanese neuroscientist and has appeared in other
well-received brain training products before. Dr. Kawashima and hiscute little assistant Robo will support you in every aspect of the game.
They will be at your side whenever you need them, explaining the
different exercises and illustrating the scientific background of each
exercise.
The game was developed with a very special goal in mind: To stimulate
the human brain and to train its potential. But of course the training
should also be fun, and thats why we call it a game.
So you have bought this game a good start! Let us explain why you
made a wise choice: After reaching the age of twenty, the human brain
capacity will slowly begin to decline. This is a completely natural
process just like our physical strength decreases over the years. Butexactly like maintaining our physical strength by doing sports, the
brain can also stay young and fit through regular training!
This game will if training is done regularly stimulate your brain and
strengthen its basic capabilities, for example, your memory or reaso-
ning power.
We wish you a delightful and successful training!
The BBG Entertainment Team
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Operating System Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/ XP Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer
Processor Intel Pentium 4 1,4 GHz Intel Processor 1,4 GHz
Memory 1 GB RAM 1 GB RAM
Available Disk Space 2 GB 2 GB
Graphic Board 256 MB (DirectX 9.0c,Shader 2.0)
256 MB
Installation
Insert the disc into your disc drive. If the autostart function is enabled
the installation will start automatically. Simply follow the on-screen
instructions. If the autostart function is disabled you have to start the
installation manually. To do this, open the Windows Explorer, click on
the respective disc drive and run the file setup.exe.
On Mac, open the disc by double-clicking its icon on your desktop. Once
open, run the file Dr Kawashima Installer by double-clicking and
follow the on-screen instructions.
Uninstalling
If you decide to take a short break from your training and would like
to uninstall the game, take the following steps: In Windows click on
Start and then on Programs. Now click on the game folder
(If you installed into the default folder it is Train your Brain
with Dr. Kawashima). Here you can remove the game from your
computer by choosing the Uninstall option. Next, follow the
on-screen instructions. On Mac, open the Applications folder and find
the folder Dr Kawashima. Delete this folder by dragging it into your
Recycle Bin.
System Requirements
Introduction / Installation
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Player Profiles
After starting the game you will get to the profile selection.
Each player should create his own profile where all relevant data
and training results will be saved in.
Up to four individual profiles can be created. This allows training
together with your family and friends.
Creating a new Profile
On the first start of the game you need to create a profile.
To create a new profile, simply click on the Create Profile button. Dr.
Kawashima will guide you through the entire process and will provide
help! After the profile creation is completed, we will immediately begin
with your first Daily Test so that we can evaluate your Brain Fitnessright from the start. Brain Fitness measures the current training state
of your brain. The higher your Brain Fitness, the better your brain
power. Each Brain Fitness score is associated with a rank. You will
begin as a Bustling Ant and can work yourself all the way up to earn
the rank Out of this World. Good luck!
Selecting an existing Profile
All your achievements and results are automatically saved in your pro-
file. If you start training again, simply choose your profile by clicking on
the button with your profiles name.
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Deleting an existing Profile
To delete a profile, click on the small recycle bin icon next to the profile.
Be careful! A deleted profile cannot be restored and is lost along with
all the data stored inside.
The Game Environment
After creating a new profile or choosing an existing one, you will enter
the actual game environment.
The Info Bar and Game Options
At the bottom of the screen you can see the info bar. It is always dis-played down there regardless of where you currently are in the game.
It contains important game options and the tooltips.
Quit the game
Clicking this button will open a menu with the
following options:
. Quit game
Click the button to end the game.
Player Profiles / Game Environment
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. Change profile
If you want to change the profile, or maybe another player wants to
continue his/her training, you can return to the profile selection
via this button.. Credits
You will find a list of everyone involved in developing this game.
We hope you enjoy your training as much as we enjoyed developing
the game!
Sound on/off
This button will toggle the sound on or off. The soundis active by default. Click this button to deactivate it.
Another click will switch the sound on again.
Tooltips
Tooltips appear at the centre of the info bar. If youre unsure
about the function of any game element just move the mouse
cursor over the element and read the corresponding tooltip
in the info bar.
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Game characters
Dr. Kawashima and Robo, his small
robotic assistant, will be guiding
and helping you during your
training: You can address them
anytime by simply clicking them
with your mouse!
Dr. Kawashima
Dr. Kawashima manages all of your
data and keeps track of your deve-
lopment. If you need any informa-
tion about your training perfor-
mance just click him and you willsee the statistics overview.
You can access the following interesting options:
Brain Capacity
A very accessible chart will show your strengths and weaknesses by
training category. Practice all exercises of one category to achieve the
highest value for this category.
Game Environment / Game Characters
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Brain Development
You will see the development of your Brain Fitness as a graph.
Your current Brain Fitness is measured by the Daily Tests
you perform.
Training Calendar
All relevant training events are automatically registered in this useful
calendar.
Player Data
Your personal data is stored here.
Robo
We have created Robo to help you
with your training. He saves all of your
training exercises and will enable you
to train together with other players!
Click Robo to open the list of available
exercises and training features.
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The following options are available:
Workout
This option will immediately start a workout. A workout consists of
one exercise from each of the four training categories.
Multiplayer / Hot-Seat Session
This option allows you to perform your training together with other
players. A Hot-Seat Session is played with two to four players on the
same computer. Select the number of players, enter your name and
start to play one after the other. Just like the normal Workout, a Hot-Seat Session always consists of four exercises, one from each training
category.
Training Categories
All exercises belong to one of the four training categories Logic, Memo-
ry, Calculation and Vision. Click on a category button to see all exer-
cises of this category. Once youve selected a category, you will
see all exercises belonging to this category.
Click on the name of the exercise you want to start. In case you would
like to see your progress in this particular exercise, click on the button
with the stars right next to the exercise name.
Once you start an exercise for the first time, a detailed tutorial will ex-
plain the exercise. The tutorial is separated into several steps. You can
navigate between these steps by using the left/right arrows just above
the info bar at the bottom of the screen. Every step of the tutorial con-
sists of a short text and a preview of the exercise. Finish the tutorial by
clicking on the check mark at the end or use the X at any time.
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Game Characters
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Afterwards, you can access the tutorial by clicking on Dr. Kawashimas
thought bubble Do you need help? while playing the exercise.
If you show good performance in the game, you can achieve trophies.
These trophies are collected in your trophy room. If you want to take a
look at your trophies and achievements, simply click on Robos thought
bubble Open trophy room.
Click on Dr. Kawashima to open the statistics section. Click Robo to
open the list of exercises and other training features.
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Thought Bubbles
You will find thought bubbles floating above our heads throughout the
game. You can click on these bubbles in order to activate them.
This thought bubble would start
the Daily Test, for example.
You will find that the thought
bubbles are pretty self-expla-
natory.
Help and Explanations
Dr. Kawashima will gladly assist you during the game. If you see the
Do you need help? thought bubble above his head you can click on it
to get a detailed explanation of the current game area!
His explanations are divided into short tutorials, and each tutorial has
several steps. You can navigate between these steps by using the left/
right arrows just above the info bar at the bottom of the screen. Every
step of the tutorial consists of a short text and a preview of the game
area. Finish the tutorial by clicking on the check mark at the end or usethe X at any time.
Scientific background
The exercises for brain activation were executed cooperating with the
Industry University Research Project with Dr. Kawashima. We conduc-
ted several series of tests during which we measured the brain waves
of our test persons by the means of 28 probes. After thorough scientific
analysis, we can tell which of the five parts of the prefrontal cortex
were stimulated and how strongly. For the exercises to show the right
effect, certain levels of brain activation have to be achieved.
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If you want to know which part of the brain is activated by a given
exercise, click on Dr. Kawashimas thought bubble Need scientific info
when performing the exercise. He will show you the activated parts on
a brain map.
The frontal lobe, the front part of your brain, consists mainly of the pre-
frontal cortex, which controls important aspects of the human brain.
Amongst other things, it provides the basis for creativity, memory,
communication skills and composure.
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Busy Bee Smart Dolphin Wise Owl Sly Fox Clever Chimp
So please remember, only Daily
Test results will influence your
Brain Fitness. Take the DailyTest regularly and you will see
your Brain Fitness improving
over time.
Dr. Kawashima will offer you a
new Daily Test every day. You
will find access to the Daily Test
via a thought bubble above his head. The exercises in the trainings list,
which Robo is offering you, will help you to prepare yourself for the
Daily Test.
Here is one more important notice: The measure Brain Fitness is not
an official scientific measurement. We only use it for this particular
game in order to allow you to track the progress of your training. The
higher your Brain Fitness score, the better the performance of yourbrain. Each Brain Fitness score is associated with a rank. You will
begin as a Bustling Ant and can work yourself all the way up to earn
the rank Out of this World. Good luck!
Brain Fitness and Daily Tests
Train your Brain with Dr. Kawashima measures the performance of
your brain as Brain Fitness. The Brain Fitness score is calculated
from the results of your Daily Tests. Exercises, which are included in
the training list, have no impact on the Brain Fitness score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Question: It feels like the game is running a little slow. Is there
anything I can do?
Answer: We have tried to design the user interface and the interaction
with the product to be as easy and intuitive as possible. Thats why
there are no detailed options to fine-tune the graphical settings of the
game. However, should you encounter unexpected problems with the
performance of the game, you can switch the graphics settings of the
game as follows: In Windows click on Start and then on Programs.
Then click on the folder, which you have chosen for the game. If youhave selected the standard folder when installing the game, you
should see Train your Brain with Dr. Kawashima in Programs. In this
folder you will find the option Graphics settings which you can click
to open. Please adjust your screen resolution and the graphical quality
as appropriate and close the settings program. The new settings will be
effective at the next start of the game.
Question: I have issues with the rendering of graphical elements. Is
there anything I can do?
Answer: We have optimized our game with great diligence and expect
no problems. Should you still encounter some issues, please make sure
that you use the latest driver version of your graphics board. You can
easily obtain the latest driver software from the homepage of the ma-nufacturer of your computer or your graphical board, e.g. Nvidia or ATI.
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Technical Information and Hotline
We have put this product through rigorous tests and you shouldnt experience any prob-
lems. However, its impossible to test every configuration and should you experience any
problems regarding this product, please go to http://www.bbg-entertainment.com support
section. Here you will be able to browse through our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)where the most common problems are identified.
If you cannot find what you are looking for in the FAQ section, then please find contact
details below or call the following numbers:
BBG Entertainment GmbH
Technical Support
Cuvilliesstr. 14
81679 MunichGermany
email: [email protected]
Fax: +49 (0)89 35498-497
Copyrights
Train your Brain with Dr. Kawashima is a software program developed by BBG Entertain-ment GmbH and protected by copyright in accordance with the regulations of the licence
agreement.
You may not use, copy or transfer this documentation, in whole except as expressly pro-
vided for in the licence agreement. Violations to this agreement will lead to civil action or
part, and prosecution.
Microsoft, Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista und Windows XP are registered
trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the US and/or other countries.
Apple, Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. All other products mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of theirrespective holders.
Train your Brain with Dr. Kawashima
Copyright 2009-2013 by BBG Entertainment GmbH, Munich, Germany
(http://www.bbg-entertainment.com)
Development partner: Chimera Entertainment GmbH
http://www.bbg-entertainment.com
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BBG Entertainment
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Executive Producer
Stephan Berendsen
Benjamin Broll
GraphicsArtist
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System Specialist
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Tester
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Junior Tester
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Project Lead
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Game Design
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Art Direction
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Programming
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Lead Artist
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QA Manager
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Special Thanks To
Prof. Dr. RyutaKawashima
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(Business Develop-
ment Manager, remote
control productions)
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Project Manager,remote control pro-
ductions)
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