Complexity Gaming reveals Mind Gym for cognitive training

North American esports organisation Complexity Gaming (which has only just rebranded) has revealed the launch of its Mind Gym in partnership with Mamba Sports Academy and HyperX, located within the new headquarters, the GameStop Performance Center (GSPC).

This Mind Gym focuses on the development, training, and improvement of cognititve functions for esports athletes, featuring six interactive stations designed to help with training sessions. These push users to test their cognitive speed, accuracy, and focus under factors like stress, with a cognitive scientist analysing the data to update players on their improvement as training goes on.

"At Complexity Gaming, we're taking a holistic approach to cognitive health in order to help our esports athletes unlock and attain peak in-game performance," said Kyle Bautista, Chief Operations Officer and General Manager at Complexity Gaming. "We are working hand-in-hand with Mamba Sports Academy and HyperX to continually develop an exclusive program for our players and to give them an unprecedented training experience."

"In esports, every millisecond counts so it's important for teams to provide cognitive training," said Jason Sada, CEO of Mamba Sports Venture Lab. "Our training has been validated by the world's most elite athletes across Formula 1, MLB, NFL, and NBA, and esports is a perfect application for our programs. Now, this proprietary training software and equipment will be used with Complexity athletes to boost their performance."

Complexity will also be using HyperX Cloud Alpha headsets while practicing, with audio loads being added to customise the difficulties of reaction time and accuracy modes of the Mind Gym.

When players aren't getting tested, however, the Mind Gym's rubber flooring allows for recovery activities like yoga.

Is this a good idea for esports athletes?