Summary of CASRO Conference Day 1 Part 2

Summary of CASRO Conference Day 1 Part 2

KEYNOTE TALK FROM JONAH BERGER Jonah Berger, author of ‘Contagious’ asks us “which brands get’s word of mouth the most” and felt we were all too scared to put our hands up (he didn’t prompt us to put our hands up to indicate any of...
Re-Mission 2: Games Used in Cancer Treatment

Re-Mission 2: Games Used in Cancer Treatment

Continuing the theme of games tailored for healthcare that I discussed in my last post, this time I want to take a look a Re-Mission 2; designed to get young cancer suffers engaged and educated about the treatment they’re taking. The original Re-Mission video...
The Future Imagined By Game Designer Lateef Martin

The Future Imagined By Game Designer Lateef Martin

Featured Article by Lateef Martin of Miscellaneum Studios “Rise and shine! Seems like you’ve had a hell of a night! Nightmare of a demon serpent with your boss’s face on it again huh? Have a tallcan of Chi™! and spring into your shift a little early ready for...
Research Through Gaming Two Years Old Today!

Research Through Gaming Two Years Old Today!

We’ve grown a lot in the last 2 years, and anyone who knows about us and has been following our progression will know what we’ve been up to and our achievements. But this blog isn’t going to be a ‘big up’ to ourselves. Of course...

Winner of the #MRXVine Competition Is…!

Over the past month, we have received some wonderful entries to our MRX Vine Video Competition. Making a 6 second video is a lot harder than anyone could imagine and although it can be short in duration, we are sure that many of our participants took a great deal of...
The Future is Projected: Star Trek to XBox

The Future is Projected: Star Trek to XBox

I’ve recently been designing a ResearchGame about the future at Research Through Gaming for an Academic Client. A future in which the player has to depict what they think 2030 will be like. This is a very tricky brief as from a design stand point, I don’t want to...