Games for Good

Facilitator: Stephen Knightly

Tags: Technical & Infrastructure

Description:

There is a growing body of educational or behaviour-change video games and apps being developed in NZ that address community needs. Eg, SPARX and HABITS mental health e-therapy games, TVNZ's in-development Childrens Media portal, NZCER's Games for Learning conference, VR apps including Māori cultural storytelling, NZ-made educational games on financial literacy, fire safety, farming, environment. This session will discuss issues surrounding these games and how they can be leveraged for good.

Collaborative notes for Games for Good (Google Doc)