Spatial Recall

Spatial recall involves your sense of space. It is important for keeping track of changes in your physical environment and orientating yourself within it. For example, it allows you to remember where you left your keys and parked your car.

Used for:

• Sense of 3-D environment
• Remembering location of objects
• Recalling visual patterns

Spatial recall games

• Moneycomb
• Memory Matrix

Other games that support spatial recall

• Monster Garden
• Spatial Speed Match
• Name Tag
• Rotation Matrix

References:

Dorval, M., & Pépin, M. (1986). Effect of playing a video game on a measure of spatial visualization. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 62(1), 159-62.

Schaefer, P. D., & Thomas, J. (1998). Difficulty of a spatial task and sex difference in gains from practice. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 87(1), 56-8.

Tranter, L. J., & Koutstaal, W. (2007). Age and Flexible Thinking: An Experimental Demonstration of the Beneficial Effects of Increased Cognitively Stimulating Activity on Fluid Intelligence in Healthy Older Adults. Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 1-24.