Kernel, a private neurotechnology company, and Aim Lab, the training tool of choice for more than 20 million players who want to improve at playing the games they love, are building off their previously announced partnership to reveal a first-of-its-kind effort to bring neuro measurement to the mainstream of game design and player development.

This may mark the start of a gaming revolution: one where a player will improve their performance with personalized insights based on both their unique brain activity and a broad sample of gamer-population data.

Kernel has now opened its doors to hundreds of gamers in the Los Angeles area to play a unique version of Gridshot, created in partnership with Aim Lab, while wearing a Kernel Flow brain interface. Using this technology, gamers will finally begin to understand how their brain’s overall health and activity relates to quantified measures of performance, learning, and sensorimotor ability.

The first two participants were Seth “Scump” Abner, a former Call of Duty World League champion and two-time Major League Gaming X Games gold medalist, and Bryan Johnson, founder and CEO of Kernel.

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Developer of Aim Lab Acquires ProGuides To Build Ultimate Performance Training Platform

Statespace, developer of neuroscience-based performance training solutions, including Aim Lab, the first-person shooter (FPS) aim trainer of choice for more than 20 million players, today announced their acquisition of ProGuides. Since launch, ProGuides has paid its video game coaches over $2,000,000 as part of the rapidly expanding creator economy and is one of the top coaching destinations for gamers looking to learn from the pros.

Coming weeks after Statespace’s $50M C funding round, the ProGuides acquisition will further the company’s mission to build Statespace’s existing pro-coaching offering and Aim Lab performance training offering into the world’s best platform to help players improve their skill at the games they love.

“Our vision is to create a singular platform that allows everyone to get better at, and better enjoy, the games that they love,” said Statespace founder and CEO, Wayne Mackey. “Acquiring ProGuides allows us to continue to build the ultimate performance training platform for player improvement by combining both live and asynchronous training experiences via our existing Aim Lab product. We truly believe the sum is greater than the individual parts and are beyond excited to show you what comes next.”

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“We founded ProGuides with the mission to inspire, instruct and connect the next generation of gamers,” said Sam Wang, CEO and co-founder of ProGuides. “Alongside Statespace, we’ll expand those ambitions beyond live coaching and on-demand courses to help gamers get better,” added Kristoph Oedman, co-founder of ProGuides.

Statespace, developer of neuroscience-based performance training solutions, including Aim Lab, the first-person shooter (FPS) aim trainer of choice for more than 20 million players, and Learn2Esport, creators of Gameplan, a global esports learning and skill development platform, have announced their partnership to broaden the esports skills development opportunities available to young video game players.

With this new partnership, students and players using Gameplan and Aim Lab will be able to seamlessly switch between platforms as well as access their FPS training statistics, scores, and personal ranking data within the Gameplan platform. This provides players the ability to analyse their performance to identify areas of improvement. By using Aim Lab data in conjunction with Gameplan features, such as Video of the Day, users can monitor their progress and get immediate feedback on their gameplay.

The partnership’s goal is to support youth esports players in developing their core skills to better prepare for future professional opportunities in esports. With the new layer of data provided by Aim Lab, players can assess their gameplay and overcome plateaus blocking them from progressing, and it will now be easier for teachers and coaches to create customized training plans that meet the individual objectives of youth players.

“The next generation of professional esports players and coaches need effective tools to unlock their highest potential,” said Dr. Wayne Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Statespace. “We are big fans of Learn2Esport and thrilled to integrate Aim Lab into Gameplan and make focused and high performance training more accessible to the superstars of tomorrow.”

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“We are proud to partner with Aim Lab on this exciting project, which will help our students take their game to the next level,”  said Rasmus Sandstrom, Co-Founder of Learn2Esport. “The integration of Aim Lab’s best-in-class FPS training program into the Gameplan system will open up new methods for players to hone their skills. We are thrilled to see the new opportunities this brings to student gamers.”