innovation, collaboration, evaluation: making games for wellcome collection

Making gamesfor Wellcome CollectionDigital DimensionsBristol, Friday 13 June 2014

Danny BirchallDigital Manager, Wellcome Collection@dannybirchall

www.wellcomecollection.org/play

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

3 years, 6 games

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

2010: A manifesto

Tamagotchi-style games with ‘correct’ choices

Animation with clicks in-between segments

Dry educational outcomes

Illuminating our themes & illustrating our objects

Aimed at adults, not kids

Standalone and shareable

Fun and entertaining in their own right

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

High Tea

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Axon

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Magic in Modern London

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Who’s the Pest?

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Collaborating on content

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Working with game developers

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Evaluating as we goInnovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Piracy = distribution

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Investigating player experiences

How come I only understood…

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection

Play/share/talk

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TALK @dannybirchall / d.birchall@wellcome.ac.uk

Innovation, Collaboration, Evaluation: Making games for Wellcome Collection