A California-based developer is the beneficiary of $1.1 million in grants from the [URL=http://www.nih.gov/]National Institute of Health[/URL], which will be used to create an interactive game that assists Parkinson’s sufferers.

[URL=http://www.redhillstudios.com/]Red Hill Studios[/URL] is creating the game in conjunction with the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, [URL=http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/20128/red-hill-studios-wins-nih-grant-for-interactive-game/?tc=ar]according to the North Bay Business Journal[/URL]. The Wii-based game will center on moving a handcar along a track, which requires a similar motion to sitting or rising from a chair—movements that those with Parkinson’s have difficulty with.

Red Hill Founder Bob Hone called such grants, “… the start of what may become a massive new area of health care." Hone is no stranger to grants, having won around $7.5 million in total over the years.

Red Hill Studios is also currently working with the National Multiple Sclerosis Technology Collaborative to produce games specifically for people with MS.
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