Stereo Blocks
Free GameAbout Stereo Blocks
A classic arcade game to help adults treat their lazy eye.
IMPORTANT: The game must be used with red/cyan or similar colored 3D glasses.
Research has shown that a common condition known as lazy eye (amblyopia) can be treated through the use of specialized video games. It is thought that the poor vision in the lazy eye may be caused by the eyes inability to work together. Since the eyes don't work together, the brain inhibits or turns off the information coming from one eye to avoid seeing double and other vision issues.
I developed this game to help myself and others like me with amblyopia. Use at your own risk and please consult with a vision therapist about your condition if you have the time and money.
The game works by forcing both eyes to work together to play the game. Some of the game content is only shown to one eye, some to only the other eye, and some to both eyes. The brain is forced to use both eyes together in a coordinated way during the game which should lead to better coordination in the real world.
The game must be used with red/cyan or similar colored 3D glasses. The lazy eye can then see only one color such as red, while the good eye can only see another color such as blue.
The color for each eye can be selected along with it's saturation/brightness level. The saturation level selected should be such that color is invisible to the opposite eye. The lazy eye saturation should be higher than that of the good eye. As the vision in the lazy eye improves the saturation level to each eye can be made more equal. The correct saturation level to each eye is dependent on the type and quality of the 3D glasses used as well as the screen used to play the game on. It seemed that red is the most difficult color to block the other eye from seeing. Also the auto-brightness setting on a device may need to be disabled or set to a constant value to get the color settings in the game just right. The 3D glasses used definitely affect how well the colors are filtered to each eye and thus how well the game works.
Also since many people with lazy eye also have misaligned eyes (strabismus) there is an offset calibration that can be used to compensate for this. Due to the size of the device screen there is a limit to how much of a misalignment the game can correct for.
The game is compatible with the Gametel Bluetooth controller. Other users have also reported that the PlayStation 3 Bluetooth control works with the game as well. A game controller comes in handy for a tablet or for playing on a TV or monitor.
The BlueStacks Android emulator can be used to play the game on a PC.
I hope this game helps some people out or at least moves the research forward in this area.
IMPORTANT: The game must be used with red/cyan or similar colored 3D glasses.
Research has shown that a common condition known as lazy eye (amblyopia) can be treated through the use of specialized video games. It is thought that the poor vision in the lazy eye may be caused by the eyes inability to work together. Since the eyes don't work together, the brain inhibits or turns off the information coming from one eye to avoid seeing double and other vision issues.
I developed this game to help myself and others like me with amblyopia. Use at your own risk and please consult with a vision therapist about your condition if you have the time and money.
The game works by forcing both eyes to work together to play the game. Some of the game content is only shown to one eye, some to only the other eye, and some to both eyes. The brain is forced to use both eyes together in a coordinated way during the game which should lead to better coordination in the real world.
The game must be used with red/cyan or similar colored 3D glasses. The lazy eye can then see only one color such as red, while the good eye can only see another color such as blue.
The color for each eye can be selected along with it's saturation/brightness level. The saturation level selected should be such that color is invisible to the opposite eye. The lazy eye saturation should be higher than that of the good eye. As the vision in the lazy eye improves the saturation level to each eye can be made more equal. The correct saturation level to each eye is dependent on the type and quality of the 3D glasses used as well as the screen used to play the game on. It seemed that red is the most difficult color to block the other eye from seeing. Also the auto-brightness setting on a device may need to be disabled or set to a constant value to get the color settings in the game just right. The 3D glasses used definitely affect how well the colors are filtered to each eye and thus how well the game works.
Also since many people with lazy eye also have misaligned eyes (strabismus) there is an offset calibration that can be used to compensate for this. Due to the size of the device screen there is a limit to how much of a misalignment the game can correct for.
The game is compatible with the Gametel Bluetooth controller. Other users have also reported that the PlayStation 3 Bluetooth control works with the game as well. A game controller comes in handy for a tablet or for playing on a TV or monitor.
The BlueStacks Android emulator can be used to play the game on a PC.
I hope this game helps some people out or at least moves the research forward in this area.
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Game History & Updates
What's Changed
Version 1.4
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* Added more error checking for offset value settings to avoid application crashes on versions of Android 4.2 and higher.
Version 1.3
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* Added sound effects. The sounds can be disabled in the Settings.
* Added a feature to mix the color of the game boarder to make aligning each eye possibly easier for some users.
* Improvements to game speed consistency across various devices.
Version 1.4
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* Added more error checking for offset value settings to avoid application crashes on versions of Android 4.2 and higher.
Version 1.3
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* Added sound effects. The sounds can be disabled in the Settings.
* Added a feature to mix the color of the game boarder to make aligning each eye possibly easier for some users.
* Improvements to game speed consistency across various devices.
More downloads Stereo Blocks reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Stereo Blocks reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
More downloads Stereo Blocks reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
More downloads Stereo Blocks reached 500 - 1 000 downloads
What are users saying about Stereo Blocks
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But I need a clarification in regards to how to set an offset? How do I adjust it so that it compensates for my strabismus (~28 degrees eso)? Is there some form of calculation to do it, or just trial and error? I have not had success with it. I also suggest updating this version to make it possible to use buttons left, right, up, down, instead of swiping, because it's kind of hard to effectively swipe. Btw, red and BLUE (not green) cancel perfectly with my red / GREEN Bernell goggles. Thanks again!
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I'm in vision therapy and I've been using this app for quite a while. My eye doctor and vision therapist agree that this is a good way to exercise a lazy eye. On top of that it's fun. I highly recommend this app for anyone who wants to improve their vision.
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Another tool to help treat my Strabismus.
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Any chance you could add an option to fine tune the Left Right eye colours manually with a pallete or hex codes
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Best
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Wouldn't it be better to not correct the offset so our brains will eventually straighten out our eyes? Seems like correcting the offset would defeat the purpose of making eyes work together.
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I think this is the better game of this type out there, would gladly pay for this. Dev you should put a donate option inside! I think the lack of onscreen buttons is the right way to go.. a score board would be nice.
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I just started to train with. The developer found very clever ways to give hints for the lazy eye: sometimes some dropped block appear for it like ghosts. This helps for the brain to realign and figure out the problem. I guess I need to Train more to tell it works. I also liked the calibration menu: it's a simple and good way to sort of measure the eyes shifting
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Hi there. I do not understand how to set it up at all.. can you be more specific?
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A little confused bit thankful for this. Not sure how to calibrate offset as there are no directions and I haven't been able to figure out how to turn the pieces yet. ..
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Many thanks to the developers of this app. I had been looking for something like this for a while after reading that you can use stereoscopic glasses to treat lazy eye/ambylopia. Your website needs a donate button!
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Thank you for this game. If you could please add a palette of colors when choosing a color it would be a perfect game. When you have only three options it is easy to cheat
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I tried it, even bought red / blue glasses, and found it utterly useless. Maybe I am too far gone. Just don't get your hopes up as it may not be any help.
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I can't get the settings to where I can only see red with one eye and blue with the other...... ive adjusted it 100 times.... If, with a blue lense on my good eye, I can faintly still see red is the game still useful? How can I fix this?
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Another tool to help treat my Strabismus.
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Any chance you could add an option to fine tune the Left Right eye colours manually with a pallete or hex codes
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Can't adjust colors. Useless
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Auto speed increase doesn't seem to be working. Just stays at constant starting speed for nearly an hour.
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Is there a desktop version of this that uses Nvidia's 3D Vision?
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I personally think it's working a treat and noticing vast improvement but can I just ask. I'm seeing red with one eye but the other I'm still seeing blue but also a very faint red too. Is this OK?
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This app is boon for amblyopia patients. When such apps come to play store it feels Google is doing something great. Thanks developer for making such app. Keep it up.
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Such a simple app and yet, I'm sure it's helping out so many people like me. I know it might be a lot to ask but if you could implement tap-button controls, it would make playing this game a lot more enjoyable!
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A very kind thing to do to put this out for free. A great game that I'm sure will benefit many people with this condition.
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The game is decent, the controls are needed to be worked on just a tad bit but that's the only real problem, honestly out of most tetris games this is one of the better ones.
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Excellent game! I have noticed improvement already....thank you! I personally prefer the swipe controls. I just can't understand how to set the offset. If you could give more detailed instructions that would be appreciated.
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Auto speed increase doesn't seem to be working. Just stays at constant starting speed for nearly an hour.
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I think it's working :)
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Completa aplicacion, muy bien pulida la mejof que he emcontrado para el ojo vago
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Another tool to help treat my Strabismus.
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Thanka for helping lot of people suffering from amblyopia
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Great app, though could you advise where I can get such 3D glasses ( that are not simple movie theater ones)... A link would be appreciated:)
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After a few minutes i saw a single image converge instead of double. Forever grateful. Thank you!
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Well done for putting the effort into this app aspecially when it is free i would have payed for it so that u could research more into this i will send a message to let u no how i get on with it in 3 months i think that is how long itll take to see a diffrence :) the brain is an incredible machine use it well
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Працює для віку 30+. Так що не все втрачено ;)
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I read something online about this kind of app that helps eyes work together better than eye patch. I am glad that its free. looks promising, thanks!
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Is there a desktop version of this that uses Nvidia's 3D Vision?
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controls are rough, no control menu or help menu. Colors are not adjustable (shade differences)
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I can't get the settings to where I can only see red with one eye and blue with the other...... ive adjusted it 100 times.... If, with a blue lense on my good eye, I can faintly still see red is the game still useful? How can I fix this?
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ty :D
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Wouldn't it be better to not correct the offset so our brains will eventually straighten out our eyes? Seems like correcting the offset would defeat the purpose of making eyes work together.