Focus On: Gaming and VR

The latest developments in game design and virtual reality have shown how technology can help create empathy, therapy, healing and understanding.

VR tool takes viewers inside Gaza to create empathy for those affected by oppression and war

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation / Product Design

"By leveraging breakthrough technologies, such as virtual reality, we can create solidarity with those who are normally excluded" >

16 May 18
Ivorian “photo-maker” Paul Sika is turning his creative energy to the world of games

African Report > African Design / Art & Photography

Photography can no longer contain the whole of Paul Sika’s vision, instead he is choosing to tell his next story in a digital, transmedia fashion. >

20 Oct 16
Interactive dynamic video is a game changer for Pokémon Go, VR and more

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Film & Animation

Pokémon Go combines augmented reality and the real world, but this tech could take it a step further. >

11 Aug 16
VR technology enables crime scene visits in court

Design News > Interaction Design

A research team is developing sophisticated crime scene re-enactment technology for the criminal justice system. >

23 Jun 16
Treating mental illness with virtual reality

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

An Oxford University study tested virtual simulation on sufferers of severe paranoia, with positive results. >

11 May 16
Play Sea Hero Quest and help scientists understand dementia

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design / Interaction Design

Scientists and game developers have teamed up to create a game that contributes to Alzheimer’s research. >

9 May 16
New York rec centre combines gaming and exercise

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Interactive and high-intensity, this circuit-based gym changes the experience of exercise. >

6 May 16
Pockulus: Smartphone free, affordable VR

Design News > Product Design

Based on open-source tech, Pockulus is a DIY way into virtual reality. >

28 Apr 16
Hunt virtual prey with this VR experience

Design News > African Design / Interaction Design

Become the hunter in this interactive, educational, and experiential VR game. >

26 Apr 16
TippyTalk: Tech that bridges the gap between the disabled and their caregivers

Design News > Interaction Design

Rob Laffan created an app that helps his autistic daughter communicate from anywhere at anytime. >

12 Apr 16
Syria’s refugee children tell their stories in an animated series

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

Once upon a time, Syria’s refugee children had families and homes. Now, they’re telling their stories as they flee ongoing conflict. >

6 Apr 16
Virtual reality used for drug rehabilitation

Design News > Interaction Design

Programme at the University of Houston treats drug and alcohol addiction with immersive VR scenarios. >

21 Mar 16
Doctors Without Borders trials 3D printing and VR technology to design field hospitals

Design News > Creative Economy

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) are trialling the use of virtual reality and 3D printing in the design process of their field hospitals. >

18 Mar 16
A video game becomes memoir about a family fighting cancer

Design Frontiers > Product Design

“That Dragon, Cancer” is an interactive narrative about Joel Green and his battle with cancer. >

18 Jan 16

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