Grid Games
A digital cognitive-training platform built in the ETC Lab.Grid Games blends tablet-based puzzles, reaction-time challenges, and dual-task activities to measure and improve how the brain...
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Moving Minds for Healthier Lives
Pioneering research at the intersection of physical activity, technology innovation, and cognitive health at the University of Illinois.
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SMASH
Launching Spring 2026 – An 8-week pickleball-based program for older adults.SMASH is a dual-domain intervention that mixes physical activity with strategic, cognitively demanding gameplay. Participants...
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Launching Spring 2026 — an 8-week disc-golf intervention.GLIDE is the outdoor sister-program to SMASH. Disc golf offers natural movement variety, decision-making, navigation challenges, and low-barrier...
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A digital platform that teaches the skills behind becoming physically active.PASSFIT goes beyond tracking—it builds competence. The system integrates evidence-based movement instruction, personalized feedback, an...
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