Telekom develops Sea Hero Quest to advance dementia research
The free mobile game has already been downloaded more than 2.3 million times
First results will be presented until end of the year

On the occasion of International Alzheimer’s Day (September 21), Deutsche Telekom invites everyone to play. Together with international partners in the fields of science and research, the company has developed Sea Hero Quest. This mobile game, which people everywhere can use to support dementia research, has already been downloaded more than 2.3 million times. Every single minute that someone plays Sea Hero Quest is of help to dementia research. The free game can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

This Deutsche Telekom initiative provides researchers with anonymized game data about the navigation behavior and spatial orientation of each player. Although researchers have data from dementia sufferers, hardly any comparison datasets are available from healthy individuals. For the first time, the analysis will generate standard data on spatial orientation on a broad scale, data that is urgently required for the early diagnosis of dementia. First results of Telekom’s initiative will be presented until end of the year.

According to the Global Alzheimer’s Report 2015, more than 47 million people across the globe suffer from dementia. By 2050, their numbers are expected to rise to around 135 million. Alzheimer’s is the most well-known form of dementia.

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