Neon White helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Working Memory: Recalling and retaining information in our minds while working.

In order to make it through each run successfully with the best time possible, the player needs to use their working memory skills. The player needs to be able to move through the platforming of each level and remember which buttons do what in real time. The cards that the player picks up also require that the player use their working memory skills. The abilities of the cards are twofold and the player needs to be able to make quick decisions in real time by remembering not only what the cards do but how to activate them. For players who struggle with working memory, levels are short and can be repeated over and over in order for the player to become more familiar with the mechanics of the game. 

Self-Control: Managing our actions, feelings and behaviors.

Because of the nature of the game, the player will most likely fail several times in a level. They will then need to use their self-control skills to not become frustrated and to learn when they need to take a break. The game’s levels are very short and self-contained, meaning that the player will not lose their progress by stepping away to take a break.