PUT A LAB IN YOUR POCKET
When we launched Sea Hero Quest, scientists had no idea what healthy navigation performance looked like.
It was so important to understand, because it’s one of the first things to decline in Alzheimer’s dementia.
By discovering what healthy looks like, we learned something incredible: We can, at an individual level, track navigational performance against our massive benchmark data — revealing a 15 year advantage over the gold standard tests performed in memory clinics.
This isn’t hyperbole, it’s taken from the 29 scientific papers published across dementia, spatial navigation and cognition — all using Sea Hero Quest data to make sense of the findings: we have a whole listing on our papers page if you want to dive deeper.
It’s bonkers.
A LAB IN YOUR POCKET
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A LAB IN YOUR POCKET 🧬
As part of this journey, we created a private version of Sea Hero Quest called Research Edition. This version was designed in conjunction with Alzheimer’s Research UK to help researchers run cohort studies and dig deeper into the data, while also validating how well gameplay could flag early cognitive changes.
Now, we’re doing something really exciting.
We’re taking all the powerful learnings of the Research Edition and bringing the logic into a single experience, in a move that will give everyone access to the latest research tools - from individuals to researchers and clinical labs.
Early intervention is just a pipe-dream unless we can move the conversation much earlier, into the normal everyday lives of people around the globe: People who don’t yet have any signs of dementia.
Sea Hero Quest is the future of cognitive testing at scale. The best thing is, you don’t need any special equipment. Just the smartphone you already have in your pocket.
We like to think of it as a powerful lab you can call on at anytime, whenever the moment suits you, whenever you need to know how you’re doing.
JOIN THE WAITLIST
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JOIN THE WAITLIST 📋
Thousands of you have already joined our waitlist before we told anyone about it: thank you.
You’ve asked:
🧭 “Can I play again?”
📊 “Will I get a score?”
🧠 “Is my data still helping research?”
Yes. Yes. And absolutely yes.
We’re relaunching Sea Hero Quest with new features that not only support cutting-edge research but also, put you as the individual into focus.
You’ll play Quests over time, some will be familiar levels, whilst others will be new.
If you choose to support our work, you’ll receive a trackable brain score - showing how your spatial skills compare to millions of others, and how it’s changing over time.
The core game - and the ability to contribute to research - will always be a core focus of Sea Hero Quest: so you can expect us to add lots of ways to do more over time.
This is just the beginning of a massive step-change in cognitive testing at scale.
What’s Next?
We’ll soon begin inviting waitlist members to try the Sea Hero Quest beta and answer a short questionnaire about your experience.
If you’re already signed up, you’ll be the first to know.
If not, now’s the perfect time to join:
Thank you for helping us move from raising awareness to making action.
Sea Hero Quest — Let’s end dementia, before it begins!
We’re currently raising investment around this groundbreaking project, if you’re interested in a demo, or seeing the latest pitch materials, please get in contact with us at hello@glitchers.com
Sea Hero Quest was initiated by Deutsche Telekom.
