Physically intuitive multiple object tracking, planning and divided attention task for enhancing cognition

An apparatus for enhancing a cognitive ability of a user, comprising:

• a user computing device configured to:
• conduct a training session, utilizing a user interface display of the user computing device, comprising:
• compiling, via the user interface display of the user computing device, a routing network having one or more travelers having an assigned traveler identifier, a source for each of the one or more travelers, one or more destination indicators having an assigned destination indicator identifier, at least one respective destination having the same assigned identifier for each of the one or more travelers having an assigned destination identifier, a path from the source for the one or more travelers to the respective destination for the one or more travelers, each network comprising at least one direction modification element to direct a traveler of the one or more travelers from the source to the respective destination;
• controlling, via the computing device, without user input the traveler identifier for the one or more travelers, the source for the one or more travelers, a speed of motion for the one or more travelers, a frequency of departure from the source for the one or more travelers, and a distribution of departure times from the source for one or more travelers;
• presenting, via the user interface display of the user computing device, one or more traveler moving along the path from the source to the at least one direction modification element;
• receiving a toggle input or no toggle input selection via the user interface display of the user computing device, to control a position of the at least one direction modification element so as to direct the traveler to the respective destination for the traveler;
• calculating a user response score from the number of one or more travelers that were correctly directed by the user to the respective destination of the one or more travelers;
• and
• increasing or decreasing via the user computing device a complexity of a subsequent gameplay session according to the user response score.

A machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

• conducting a training session comprising:
• conducting, via a user interface display of a user computing device, a training session comprising:
• compiling, via the user interface display of the user computing device, a routing network having one or more travelers having an assigned traveler identifier, a source for each of the one or more travelers, one or more destination indicators having an assigned destination indicator identifier, at least one respective destination having the same assigned identifier for each of the one or more travelers having an assigned destination identifier, a path from the source for the one or more travelers to the respective destination for the one or more travelers, each network comprising at least one direction modification element to direct a traveler of the one or more travelers from the source to the respective destination;
• controlling, via the computing device, without user input the traveler identifier for the one or more travelers, the source for the one or more travelers, a speed of motion for the one or more travelers, a frequency of departure from the source for the one or more travelers, and a distribution of departure times from the source for one or more travelers;
• presenting, via the user interface display of the user computing device, one or more traveler moving along the path from the source to the at least one direction modification element;
• receiving a toggle input or no toggle input selection via the user interface display of the user computing device, to control a position of the at least one direction modification element so as to direct the traveler to the respective destination for the traveler;
• calculating a user response score from the number of one or more travelers that were correctly directed by the user to the respective destination of the one or more travelers;
• and
• increasing or decreasing via the user computing device a complexity of a subsequent gameplay session according to the user response score.