Can we teach values in a video game?
That’s the ambitious task a 80 year old Bible trust set themselves when embracing the power of gamification for their programmes. […]
Serious games
Preventing Falls with Video Games
Every year over 10,000 New Zealanders have a week or more off work because of a fall around the house. Falls cost our economy over $1.8 billion dollars a year. Can a game change our behaviour? […]
Study: More effective, engaging training
On average, employees using game-based training tools have:
- 14% higher skill-based knowledge levels,
- 11% higher factual knowledge levels, and
- 9% higher retention levels
than employees who did not use training games […]
Gaming for Good: TEDxAuckland presentation
InGame Director Stephen Knightly spoke at the TEDxAuckland 2010 conference about ‘games that do good.’ […]
More TED talks about gaming
A collection of presentations from around the world on ‘serious games’ and how games could change the world.
Case Study: Autism game for kids
BrightMind Labs has combined Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with immersive gaming principles to create MyFriendQuest – a game that teaches children on the autistic spectrum to better recognise and respond to emotions from facial expressions […]