Persuasive game competition showcase and prize-giving

Persuasive game competition showcase and prize-giving

By Jo Iacovides

Date and time

Thu, 22 May 2014 18:00 - 20:00 GMT+1

Location

University College London, Malet Place Engineering Place (MPEB)

Description

Following CHI+MED Persuasive game design competition the final showcase and prize giving will occur on the evening of Thursday May 22nd. Teams were challenged to create a game to be hosted within the Discovery Zone on errordiary.org that will inspire curiosity around human error and blame culture. The judging process involved feedback from experts in human error, blame culture, healthcare and game design as well as a round of player testing.

Four student teams have been invited to display their games at and drinks and nibbles will be provided at the showcase. The teams will give a short presentation on their entries before the vote for the People's Choice. Prizes include £500 for the People's Choice, £500 for 2nd place and £1000 for 1st place!

Schedule (MPEB = Malet Place Engineering Building):

18:00 Games showcase, drinks and nibbles (MPEB Room 1.20)

19:00 Welcome by Jo Iacovides (MPEB Room 1.03)

19:10 Student presentations (5 minutes each)

19:30 Voting for people's choice

19:40 Prize giving

20.00 Close

The event is free and open to the public, though places will be limited and registration required by May 19th.

Organised by

This competition is funded as part of CHI+MED's public engagement activities, which aim to promote awareness and understanding of human error research.

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