Kakao Games signs a publishing contract for Walnut, a functional game for dementia prevention and management
Mar 17, 2025
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With this contract, Kakao Games will be in charge of publishing the ultra-precision cognitive function improvement training program 'Wodu' using game service and ESG business know-how, while Beluga will be in charge of overall game development and operation.
'Waldu' is an ultra-precision cognitive-enhancing training program created by IT and medical professionals that provides easy and fun game-type brain training content. The game content, which consists of about 30 different themes, is designed based on academically proven cognitive function enhancement techniques, and there are many elements that can be enjoyed with acquaintances, so not only the elderly but also all ages can enjoy it, the company said.
In particular, AI technology is actively used for precise cognitive function measurement results to provide the most suitable personalized training program according to the user's age and cognitive function status. Kakao Games said that precision measurement technology and personalized training programs can prevent and delay dementia for elderly users of high-risk dementia groups, and for general users, brain function can be activated and brain health can be improved.
Prior to this, Kakao Games signed a business agreement with Beluga in 2023 and conducted a joint research on functional games for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of dementia. Professor Min Kyung-bok of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Seoul National University participated as a co-researcher of 'Waldu', and a paper proving the effectiveness of measuring cognitive function of the dementia sign detection game 'Brain OK', which was elected in June 2024, was published in the medical diagnosis journal 'MDPI Diagnostics' in January this year.
An official from Kakao Games said, `We are happy to contribute to the socially valuable work of improving the brain health of the whole nation through the medium of the game'`````````````````````````````````````````.
Meanwhile, Kakao Games said that ESG business performance and efforts in all areas of environment, society and governance are recognized both at home and abroad. In the ESG evaluation organized by the Korea ESG Standards Institute (KCGS), it obtained the industry's highest integrated A grade for two consecutive years, and in the evaluation organized by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a global ESG evaluation agency, it obtained the highest grade of AAA for the first time in a Korean game company in the last evaluation.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
