Work has been continuing on a major European ‘Serious Games’ project, in which a series of web based computer games develop skills that will enhance life and work skills for a number of disengaged groups.
‘Game On Extra Time’ aims to support people with learning disabilities in getting and keeping a job by helping them to learn more independent living skills and skills that will help them in their working day. A money management module has been added to the curriculum.
In addition, GOET is developing games for the mobile phone that will provide a personalised memory timeline – giving prompts throughout the day to remind the client of important things to remember to do to prepare for leaving the house and throughout the working day.
Game On Extra Time is being delivered by European partners network consisting of project leaders Nottingham Trent University, Greenhat Interactive and bid services, all UK based, Imotec, specialist in mobile technologies based in Lithuania and University of Pannonia from Hungry.
bid services role is to ensure all of the games produced are accessible and relevant to Deaf people in the UK, a role which the charity feels is key to the project, as explained by bid services Training Officer Lynda Leddington; “Our role in Game On Extra Time is to help develop the curriculum by focussing on the creation of meaningful and suitable training to match the needs of students and the realities in the work place.”
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