There are six main steps to setting up the attention training games.

STEP ONE: Downloading the Games
STEP TWO: Installing Java
STEP THREE: Configuring Games
STEP FOUR: Creating the Shortcut
STEP FIVE: Installing the Joystick
STEP SIX: Changing Screensaver/Power Options

Each of these is discussed below in more detail.

STEP ONE: DOWNLOADING THE GAMES

The first step is to download the games from the Teach the Brain website:

1.	On the Teach the Brain website, click on the link that says "add.exe".
2.	Choose Save to Disk and click OK. 
3.	When asked where to save this file, select the Desktop.

add.exe is a zipped file; all the games come packaged (“zipped”) into this file.  Once you have downloaded the add.exe file, you will need to “unzip” the file; this will unpackage the games so that they can be played.  Follow the below steps to do this:

1.	Bring up the Desktop (the main screen that you see when you start up your computer).  You may need to close some of the programs you have open in order to see the Desktop.
2.	You should see the add.exe file that you just downloaded.  Double-click on the file.
3.	You may receive a “Windows Security Alert” informing you that the file is not from a registered distributor.  If you receive this message, just click “Ignore.”
4.	In the next window, click the button labeled “Unzip.”
5.	You will see the files in the zip being unpackaged.  When this is complete, the window will display “688 files unzipped.”  Click “OK.”
6.	The file is finished unzipping, so click “Close.”

After unzipping the add.exe file, it is a good idea to check to make sure the files came out properly:

1.	If you see a “My Computer” icon on your Desktop, double-click that.  If you do not see a “My Computer” icon on your Desktop, click the Start button and then click “My Computer.”  (Where “My Computer” is located depends on which version of Windows you are running.)
2.	Double-click on “C:” to view the contents of your computer’s hard drive.
3.	If the files were unpackaged properly, you will see a folder titled “add.”  If you do not see this folder, the files did not get unpackaged properly.  Try downloading the add.exe file and unzipping it again.

If you see the “add” folder, the zipped file has successfully unzipped and you no longer need the zip file itself.  On the Desktop, right-click on “add.exe” and choose “Delete.”

STEP TWO: INSTALLING JAVA

The attention training games run in the Java software platform.  Before you can actually use the games, you will need to install Java on your computer. The Java platform is not included with the games you just downloaded; however, we have provided instructions for downloading and installing Java.

The attention training games work best with version 1.3 of Java.  While newer versions of Java are available, the attention training games do not run as well using these newer versions of Java.  Thus, it is recommended that you install version 1.3 of Java.

To install Java, you will first need to download an installation program from Sun, the company that produces Java.  Visit the following link to begin the download process:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html

After clicking the above link, here are the steps to download Java:

1.	Look for the column on the right labeled "SDK."  This bar will be located some distance down the web page.
2.	Just below this blue bar, you will see a link that says “Download.”  Click on this link.
3.	On the next web page, click the circle labeled “Accept" to accept the license agreement.
5.	You will see a list of different versions of Java for different computer systems.  Click the link for “Windows (all languages, including English)” – it should be near the top.
6.	Choose to save this file to disk.
7.	When asked where to save the file, select the Desktop.
8.	The Java installation program will now be downloaded to your computer.  Please note that this may take some time.

You have downloaded the Java installation program to your computer.  Your next step is to run the installation program in order to actually install Java on your computer.  To do this:

1.	Bring up the Desktop (the main screen that you see when you start up your computer).  You may need to close some of the programs you have open in order to see the Desktop.
2.	You should a file beginning with “j2sdk.”  Double-click on this file.
3.	If you receive a message asking whether or not you want to open the executable file, click “OK.”
4.	The InstallShield wizard will load.  Note that this process may take some time.
5.	When the InstallShield wizard has loaded, just follow its instructions.

Java is now set up on your computer!

Once you have installed Java, you no longer need the Java installation program.  On the Desktop, right-click on the file labeled “add.exe” and choose “Delete” to delete that file.

STEP THREE: CONFIGURING GAMES

When you downloaded the attention games, they were preset to look for Java in a particular place on your computer.  In the next step, you will check whether Java is actually located in that place and, if it is not, tell the attention games to look in the correct place.

The first step is to find the name of the folder in which Java is located on your computer:

1.	If you see a “My Computer” icon on your Desktop, double-click that.  If you do not see a “My Computer” icon on your Desktop, click the Start button and then click “My Computer.”  (Where “My Computer” is located depends on which version of Windows you are running.)
2.	Double-click on “C:” to view the contents of your computer’s hard drive.
3.	One of the folders here should be titled “j2sdk” followed by a series of numbers.  Write down the entire name of the folder (both the letters and numbers).  These numbers tell you the name of the folder in which Java is installed.

Now that you have the name of the Java folder, the next step is to check whether this actually matches where the attention games think that Java is installed.  A text file tells the attention games where Java is located.  You will open this file in order to find out where the attention games are looking for Java.

1.	Open Notepad, WordPad, or Microsoft Word from the Start Menu.  (Any of these programs will work fine!)
2.	Pull down to the File menu and select Open.
3.	A window will come up from which you can select the file you want to open.  Click on the box next to “Look in:” at the top of this window.  From the menu that appears, choose the “C:” drive.
4.	The contents of your hard drive will be displayed.  Select the “add” folder, as this is the folder with all of the materials for the attention games.
5.	At the bottom of the window, you will see a box labeled “Files of type:” Click on this box and select “All files (*.*)”
6.	In the middle of the window, you should see a long list of files.  Find a file named “runWin” or “runWin.bat” – you will only see one or the other.  (You may need to scroll through the list to see this.)  Double-click on this file to open it.

You now have opened the text file that tells the attention games where Java is located.  This file should include the following lines:

set path=.;c:\j2sdk1.3.1_18\bin
rem javaw -jar add.jar
java -jar add.jar

Look at the first line.  The text between the two "\"s should match the folder name you wrote down earlier in this section.  For example, if you wrote down "j2sdk1.3.1_08" then the first line of the file should say set path=.;c:\j2sdk1.3.1_08\bin
If the text matches, the attention games are looking for Java in the correct location!  In this case, close the program you’re looking at the file with and move onto Step Four.

If the text does NOT match, you will need to correct the text file:

1.	Replace the text between the two "\"s with the name of the folder that you wrote down.  For example, if you wrote down “j2sdk1.3.1_08” then change the first line of the file to set path=.;c:\j2sdk1.3.1_08\bin
2.	Pull down the File menu and choose Save.
3.	The attention games are now looking for Java in the correct location.  Close the program you’re using to edit the file.

STEP FOUR: CREATING THE SHORTCUT

The attention training games have been set up and are all ready to play!  However, for your convenience, we recommend creating a shortcut that will make it easier to start the games.  To do this:

1.	If you see a “My Computer” icon on your Desktop, double-click that.  If you do not see a “My Computer” icon on your Desktop, click the Start button and then click “My Computer.”  (Where “My Computer” is located depends on which version of Windows you are running.)
2.	Double-click on “C:” to view the contents of your computer’s hard drive.
3.	Double-click on the “add” folder – this is the folder that contains all the files for the attention training games.
4.	In this folder, look for the file that will be called either “runWin” or “runWin.bat.”  The file will be called one or the other, but it doesn’t matter which.
5.	Right-click on this file and choose “Create Shortcut.”
6.	A new file will appear that says “Shortcut to runWin” or “Shortcut to runWin.bat” (depending on the original file).
7.	Drag the new Shortcut file onto your Desktop.

You can now start the attention training games just by double-clicking on the Shortcut!  You may also want to rename this Shortcut so that you can more easily remember what it is, though this is not required.  If you do wish to rename the Shortcut,

1.	Right-click on the “Shortcut to runWin” or “Shortcut to runWin.bat” file on your Desktop.
2.	Choose “Rename” from the menu that appears.
3.	Type a new name (such as “Attention Training”) and then press Enter.

STEP FIVE: INSTALLING THE JOYSTICK

The games were originally designed to be used with a joystick.  All of the early games work best with a joystick.  The current version of the games also allows you to use the mouse, but a mouse is not yet very useful with the early games.

A joystick that has worked well is the Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital 3D (USB).  This model was selling for less than $25 at the time of this writing.

You may need to configure Windows to properly recognize the joystick.  You can do this as following:
1.	From the Start menu, select “Control Panel.”
2.	If you see an icon labeled “Game Controllers,” double-click on that.  If you do not immediately see “Game Controllers,” first click on “Printers and Other Hardware,” then on “Game Controllers.”
3.	In the dialog box that appears, click on “Advanced.”
4.	Click on the drop-down box in this window.  From the list that appears, select the option that lists the name of your joystick (e.g., if your joystick is a Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital 3D, then click on the item that says “Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital 3D”).  Be sure to select this and not “PI Virtual Joystick.”  Then click “OK.”
5.	Click “OK again.”
6.	The joystick is now configured!

If you still encounter problems using the joystick, you may need to install a new version of the driver—the program that tells Windows how to interact with the joystick.  You can download the driver from the Web site of the joystick manufacturer.

STEP SIX: CHANGING SCREENSAVER/POWER OPTIONS

To prevent the screensaver from interrupting the attention games mid-session, the screensaver options in Windows should be changed.

To change the screensaver options:
1.	On the Desktop, right-click on any empty space.
2.	From the menu that appears, click on "Properties."
3.	A dialog box will appear.  Look at the top of the box and click on that tab that says "Screen Saver."
4.	In the Screen Saver tab, look for the text that says "Wait: ___ minutes."  Click on the number of minutes and type in a value longer than the length of the session (e.g., 120 minutes).
5.	Click “OK."

If you are running the program on a laptop, you should also change the laptop power scheme settings to prevent the laptop from powering down during the session.  To do this:
1.	Go back into the Screen Saver tab from the above steps.
2.	Click on the "Power..." button near the bottom of this box.
3.	Click on each box and change the time value to something than the length of the session (e.g. "After 2 hours.")
4.	In the Screen Saver tab, look for the text that says "Wait: ___ minutes."  Click on the number of minutes and type in a value longer than the length of the session (e.g., 120 minutes).
5.	Click “OK," then click "OK" in the next window as well.