Welcome to Episode 16, joining us is Kartheka, Founder and CEO of BrainBerry. We talk through the possibilities of brain wave measurement to personalise assessment and intervention games for adults with Alzheimer’s. We explore clinical trials in validating health games, developing games for Octogenarians and a novel brain measurement approach to stop people cheating.   Kartheka Bojan has a background in theoretical and mathematical physics with a masters in biomedical engineering. In previous senior roles she has developed a nanotechnology-based glucose monitoring device, the author of pending patents in EEG technology for Alzheimer’s & glucose monitoring and has published work on the design of biosensors with gold nanoparticles.

Joining us in episode 15 is Andy Yeoman to explore the role of games in health and social care education. Focus Games has been delivered to over 2 million people, making training enjoyable, rather than a chore. We explore how educational games make learning interactive and memorable, encouraging players to discuss new ideas, share knowledge and learn from each other. Plus, how games can break through emotionally charged and difficult to discuss topics in ways not always possible in a conversation.   Andy is the co-founder and director of Focus Games that launched in 2004. Prior to entering the world of serious games, he completed an undergrad in human biology and worked in sales, marketing and client relationship roles for international life sciences organisations. 

We’re joined by Silja to dig down into the importance of narratives in health gamification. We walk through her journey in creating eQuoo, the emotional fitness app that offers a journey for users to develop skills in emotional intelligence and how to become a better communicator.   Silja has a background in psychology and has ventured into the world of AI and gamification to help people help themselves. This is principally through the emotional fitness app eQuoo where she is CEO. She’s  also the founder and CEO of PsychApp, a mental health tech company that builds  platforms for both patients and therapists. She’s an honorary research assistant at ULC  and a mental health Expert with the Wonder Women Tech Foundation. 

We’re back for another year of health gamification! We’re joined by Paul and Nicola at Gripable to explore what happens when you combine gamification with a medical rehabilitation device. The Gripable handheld device enables both assessment and training of hand and arm functions, and this tactile feedback loop has resulted in smorgasbord of gamification. In this episode we explore the steps in gamification design, game personalisation, using games to build trust and rapport between clinician and patient and the potential for games as clinical outcome measures. Paul is the Co-Founder and CEO of GripAble, a University spin-out from Imperial College University in London. Paul has a PhD in neuroscience and a background in digital health. He has 12 publication in neuroscience and neurorehabialtion and won multiple awards in heath innovation. Nicola is the Clinical Director at GripAble with Over 30 years of operational and clinical leadership of hand therapy services.  She is an occupational therapist and runs a private practice with expertise in management of musicians, she is a partner in NES Hand Therapy Training and the President of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy.

We’re joined by Agnessa and Paula to discuss the findings of their research publication on the role of gamification to develop shared understanding of the pandemic in indigenous communities in Colombia. Their pioneering research looks at analogue gamification solutions that are culturally adapted to win both peoples hearts and minds to share health education and create positive healthy behaviour change. This episode explores cross-cultural gamification, analogue and virtual gamification solutions and explorations of how gamification can be used for health education globally. Agnessa is Asst. Professor at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland with a research focus on the role of gamification in knowledge movement, knowledge sharing and innovation. She has a PhD in Management Science and teaches on strategic innovation and corporate social responsibility. Paula is Asst. Professor at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Columbia. Her interests focus on remote sensing approaches for habitat mapping to evaluate and manage marine ecosystems and influence policy related environment protection.  https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publications/using-gamification-to-develop-shared-understanding-of-the-pandemi

Roll on episode 11, joining us is Lucia Pannese to talk through her journey in creating and growing imaginary srl, one of the longest established and most respected European serious games companies. We explore the importance and approaches of co-design, mutual adaptation of games and creating games that resonate with users, so people can ‘win’ again.  Lucia is CEO of imaginary, founding the company in 2004 following her degree in Applied Mathematics. Since then, she has put all her heart and all energy into the company. She has more than 20 years of managing experience in innovation & research projects, with a special focus on digital interactive technologies to deliver user experiences   http://www.i-maginary.it/

We’ve made it to episode 10! And joining us is Dr. Kerstin Oberprieler to talk through the role of gamification in the workplace. How game mechanics can be used to increase engagement, collaboration and overall workplace health and wellbeing.  Kerstin has a PhD in Gamification and globally recognised as one of the leading experts in gamification. Kerstin is founder and CEO at PentaQuest, building gamified solution that are intuitive, highly engaging effective and engaging. https://www.pentaquest.io/about

We’re joined by Prof. Oliver Korn to explore a smorgasbord of topics including health gamification research, designing games for deaf blind players (when traditional games are so heavily influences by sounds and vision), tactile games, creating repetitive rehab-exercises that are fun, animalistic avatar trainers and more. Oliver is a professor for Human Computer Interaction (HCI) at Offenburg University, Germany and director of the Affective & Cognitive Institute. He co-founded the software company KORION where he continues his work there as a strategic advisor.   https://www.korion.de/en/ https://dblp.org/pid/32/11001.html

We’re joined by Paul, CEO of FitLink App. FitLink creates personal health goals and track them daily and rewards users for the motivation and power to lead a healthier life. In this episode we talk about ‘giving gamification a go’ and the entrepreneurial approach to including gamification features in activity apps. Paul has a decade and a half of experience in leadership and management around digital solutions and fitness. Paul is the Co-Founder of FitLink, with a mission to make the world fit, healthy and happy. https://fitlinkapp.com/

We’re joined by Peter, CEO and Katju, COO at Rehaboo. Rehaboo specialises in gamified Physiotherapy where games are played in front of Rehaboo! Screens (or any camera) with a focus on making remote Physiotherapy fun, empowering and measurable, with over 10 million steps taken by Rehaboo players. We talk about Rehaboo’s journey from concept idea at a hackathon to their current roll out in public spaces and health clinics. Peter is a multi-entrepreneur with background includes business, tech and start-ups including augmented reality and sensory technologies and Katju has a back background in podiatry, leadership in both the world of start-ups and digital health.   https://rehaboo.com/