Learning support report
- Student
- Sample User
- Report date (UTC)
- 2026-09-15
A video game that helps you understand how your neurodivergent child thinks.
Find ways to support your child
in everyday life.
Your child plays MARBLS, tries a challenge based on their results, then plays again to see what has changed.
1Play the game
It starts with 30 minutes of play.
MARBLS is a 3-D puzzle game where your child builds a pinball course. The way they plan a route and solve the puzzles shows patterns in how they think. Your child can play at home with a supported computer, a controller, and an internet connection.
The research behind MARBLS is published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Read the published study
See the results as soon as the game ends.
Your child’s profile uses everyday language to describe how they approached the puzzles. You can view it in the MARBLS portal.
2Try a challenge together
Try a challenge that fits your child.
MARBLS suggests a challenge based on your child’s results. Your child works on it at home or at school and adds a sticker to their paper sheet each time they complete the activity. As the stickers add up, they work toward a reward. Each challenge runs for 8 to 12 weeks. How often your child works on it depends on the challenge.
3Play again and compare
Play again three months later.
Compare the new profile with the first one to see what has changed and what has stayed the same. MARBLS uses the new results to suggest the next challenge.
Level 44 weeks
Sample
When you take out your homework
Choose one assignment and answer the first question
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Find ways to encourage your child.
Noticing a change in how your child approaches a task can help you choose how to encourage them. The results give you a starting point for deciding what to try together.
Frequently asked questions
How old does my child need to be for MARBLS?
Ages 8 and up.
Does my child need to be good at video games?
No. In our research so far, prior video game experience has shown no meaningful bearing on the results. What MARBLS looks at is not simple gaming skill, but how your child approaches a problem and thinks it through.
Could MARBLS lead to too much gaming?
The game ends automatically after about 30 minutes. Your child plays again three months later. Between sessions, they use a paper challenge sheet in daily life.
Why three months between sessions?
Playing again too soon lets familiarity with the game sway the result. Three months keeps that effect small, so the comparison reflects change in daily life rather than practice. The time in between is for your child’s challenge.
Can this diagnose a condition my child has?
No. MARBLS is a consumer video game and not a medical device. MARBLS results are not for medical diagnosis.
What is MARBLS based on?
MARBLS is based on research into executive functioning, which includes skills such as planning and adapting to change. Almaprism designed the game’s measures from that research. A study of these measures was published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.Read the published study
Who can see my child’s data?
Almaprism holds your child’s data to run MARBLS. Beyond that, only you and your child see it. If you choose to, you can share it with a partner institution.
What do I need to get started?
To play, your child needs a Windows or Mac computer, an Xbox or compatible controller, and an internet connection. The portal works in a modern web browser on a computer or phone, with nothing to install.Check system requirements
System requirements
- Microsoft Windows
- Windows 11
- 8 GB of memory
- 1 GB of free storage
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or better
- Apple macOS
- macOS 12 Monterey or later
- Apple silicon (M1 or later) or Intel
- 8 GB of memory
- 1 GB of free storage
- Additional hardware
- Xbox controller, or any XInput controller
- Internet
- An internet connection
Tested on Windows 11 with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, and on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 Max to M5) and with Intel (macOS 26).
- Devices
- Any computer or phone with an internet connection
- Requirements
- A modern web browser. Nothing to install.
Try MARBLS in the open alpha test.
This first test is a shorter version of the experience above.
It includes one 30-minute play session, a month of challenges, and two online interviews with us. It does not include the second play session.
- Who we are looking for
- Families with a child aged 8 to 12 who can play in Japanese or English
- Price
- $20, paid once
- You will need
- A Windows or Mac computer and a controller
- Applications
- We review applications as they arrive
This sample contains three pages from a longer report. Sample User is fictional.
Profile summary
48%I want to try out all the ideas I have
26%I like it when plans are clear
26%I like to find out what happens
Classroom supports
Choose the supports that fit what you see at school, then use the support plan page to decide which to try first.
1Write down new ideas and keep going4
What to try
Agree on a first step with Sample User. Keep a card nearby to write down new ideas, so they can finish that step before moving on.
What to say
When a new idea comes up: “Let’s write that down so you don’t forget it. What do you still need to finish before you try it?”
When to step in
- If Sample User leaves the agreed step unfinished to follow a new idea.
- If they keep adding new ideas to the task instead of saving them on the card.
2A heads-up before things change6
What to try
Before a task or routine changes, write a short “same / different” note with Sample User and keep it beside the work.
What to say
With the same / different note in front of Sample User: “We’re answering the same questions, but this time we’ll compare answers as a group. Let’s use the note to work out what to do next.”
When to step in
- If Sample User keeps following the old instructions after the change.
- If they need repeated reminders to check the note.
3A checklist before turning in work8
What to try
Give Sample User a short checklist of what the assignment must include, and time to check and add anything missing before handing it in.
What to say
With the checklist beside the finished work: “Let’s use the list to see if anything is missing. Find each part in your work before you check it off, and add anything you’ve left out.”
When to step in
- If Sample User hands in work with parts missing.
- If they check boxes without looking at the work.