Project
The Brief
Martin Wright,
GameLab Director and principal lecturer at London Metropolitan University, won
over £550 000 contract with the BBC to help develop software for Deaf
children. With help from The London
Enterprise Office (TLEO) Martin and his colleagues are now about to produce an
internationally orientated TV / game spin-off product.
The Solution
Within two
years of applying for a standard grant through the Emerald Fund, GameLab
received £51,000 for their idea, £13,000
was Match funding from previous projects, and the remaining £38,000 from the Emerald fund and will be used towards
international developments creating a system for localising sihn language for
different territories and further marketing.
The Result
Martin, who had over 16 years of BBC television experience and his team produced their line of interactive children’s TV programmes, video games, and film production for the deaf population worldwide. GameLab worked alongside the University of East Anglia, Norwich and they have worked together with the Emerald Fund to develop the interactive technology for different sign languages, including, British, German and American.
The Tesimonial
This is an
excellent example of the support Emerald Fund can offer and now GameLab’s
product, “Performing Hands”, is nominated for ‘Best Children’s Primary Learning
Programme’ at the 2008 British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Awards
(BAFTAs).
To find out more about the
Emerald Fund you can phone Richard
Celm, Business Leader, TLEO on 020 7749 4848, alternatively you can email Richard
at r.celm@londonmet.ac.uk