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Play Well for Life

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Play Well for Life

StoryFutures, the Creative Industries R&D catalyst partnered with Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, to develop a brand new immersive economy and wellbeing initiative. The cohort of appointed Immersive Fellows explored how experiential storytelling and psychological expertise can be combined to support better mental health and wellbeing. Four immersive companies from our cluster region collaborated with Royal Holloway, University of London’s world-renowned Psychology Department and experts in depression, emotional processing, and family mental health to develop and build a series of early prototypes to help in the prevention of certain types of condition.

Health & Wellbeing Educational NESTA HEI

AR board game for children

Guildford based games company Play Well for Life worked with a leading expert in child, and young peoples mental health Professor Helen Pote on an immersive board game that facilitated storytelling and gameplay as a way to learn wellbeing skills.

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Play Well for Life

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StoryFutures

Also in the Nesta Mental Health Fellowships programme


NFTS UK Research and innovation Industrial Strategy Royal Holloway

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