In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a video game is provided having multimedia graphics in an interactive interface. The video game is a cognitive development program made up of a sequence of challenges that address a range of cognitive strengths and weaknesses to provide appropriate levels of challenge and intensity whereby the ability of the mind to assimilate and process information quickly and accurately is enhanced. Hierarchical nature human learning is utilized, with the challenges progressing from simpler to more complex neurological processes. The cognitive skills that are developed include cognitive attention skills, cognitive visual processing skills, cognitive sensory integration skills, cognitive auditory processing skills, cognitive memory skills, and cognitive thinking skills.