Good news as we hear that we have been select to receive a grant under the Technology Strategy Board’s Creative Industries programme.
Entitled “A ToolKit for Authoring Distributed Mobile Games for Schools” the proposal was put together jointly by Brighton University and LocoMatrix.
From our submission “The aim of the proposed project is to develop an authoring facility for a mobile phone based game play system, suitable for use in secondary education. The games use an innovative location- based technology which enables users of mobile phones to play active outdoor games, either individually or linked via the Internet.”
“The project will allow children and their teachers to create exciting interactive games to share with their peers, integrating engaging outdoor games into a wide range of subjects, from geography to mathematics. At Locomatrix, this project aligns itself with one of our future strategies which is to work with schools and children as a part of a strong interest in computing and education.”
More on this as the project progresses.