16-year-old student creates LIFTnow in Minecraft as a game for treating insomnia

Varun Thvar wants to educate people about how they can get treatment for insomnia. That isn’t news, but Thvar is a 16-year-old student who has a unique approach to the problem: video games.

Thvar is releasing a game within the popular Minecraft platform that teaches people how to take care of themselves when it comes to dealing with the condition. Thvar calls it LIFTnow, which uses Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) techniques to educate people.