Kongregate: Play Understanding Games: Episode 3

An interesting little game that explains one way that games train people.

Kongregate: Play Understanding Games: Episode 3

In this case, the thing the game trains is fundamentally just how the game functions, but there is an underlying skill concerning pattern matching that is reinforced, along with some basic motor and computer skills that are required to complete the tasks. Almost all computer games require at least those basic skills to play, and many don't go any further, but some do. It's determining what and how to train the skills or knowledge that isn't inherent in the 'medium' that is the real challenge.