Game on sexual health

Practice improvement & culturally sensitive care

Shkorey (‘darling’ in Tigrinya) is developing a digital game environment that provides Eritrean newcomers to the Netherlands with information on the human body, sexuality, birth care and raising small children in the Netherlands.

8D Games, together with leading Ghanaian studio Leti Arts, is responsible for the graphic and technical realisation. We also developed the concept for the game in co-creation with young people and healthcare professionals.

Talking about poverty through a serious game

Map poverty issues through play

In the Netherlands, 1 in 9 children grow up in a family with money problems. For many aid agencies, it is difficult to reach these families. The reason is simple: people don’t like to talk about money problems, let alone ask for help. Can a serious game help get a conversation going anyway, even if the subject is difficult or uncomfortable?

In cooperation with welfare organisation KEarN and the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, we developed an augmented reality game that initiates a conversation about poverty issues while playing. In one’s own neighbourhood and in a light-hearted way. The results are mapped AVG-proof for aid agencies and the municipality.

How do you bring theoretical knowledge to life?

From research report to card game

A card game is an excellent way to bring theoretical information, like a research report, to life. Want to know what that looks like? Get inspired by Care Trivia, a lively and competitive card game focused on Wmo service procurement. Our designers developed this game in collaboration with researchers from Hanze University of Applied Sciences.

Care Trivia is specifically designed for contract managers, procurement officers, and policy officers at municipalities. The game brings information from “the drawer”—an in-depth module—to life and encourages discussion about various scenarios that can occur during the procurement of Wmo services.