Games Help Kids Pay Attention

Here's an interesting article about a scientific study evaluating the use of a computer game to help 4-6 year-old-children focus their attention: Computer games help train kids to pay attention

Although the article says that the study is inconclusive (what scientific study isn't?), initial indications seem to be that the game did help the children pay better attention and ignore distractions.

The game involved is described as follows:

For five days, the youngsters progressed from a game that moved a cat in and out of grass to more complex tasks, such as choosing the largest number amid deliberate distractions.