Hello, my name is Gary and I’m currently based in Liverpool, UK. By day I run my own company specialising in creatively consulting with ‘stakeholders’ (stakeholders refers to everyone from customers and service users, to managers and employees, anyone with a connection or interest to the particular organisation we are working for). We use a lot of art-based approaches to help tap into the stakeholder’s creativity; in order to generate service improvements for said organisation. As a result of generating new ideas and possibilities, we often get asked to help turn these suggestions into new products and resources. We have designed lots of different materials from training videos to websites and a fair few educational games to boot.
I’ve really enjoyed making the games, grappling with how the theme and purpose can be turned into something fun, engaging and playable in its own right. With that in mind and because I need something to do ‘by night’, that’s other than work, I’ve set myself the goal of developing a game just for me.
So here I am at BGDF, looking for inspiration, support and guidance as well as hopefully to make a friend or two.
