JAMMIND

JAMMIND aims to bring together video game developers, mental health researchers and clinicians, and mental health campaigners to create a variety of games aimed at accurate and positive portrayals of mental health.

Attendees will be placed into multidisciplinary teams of up to five people and will have two days to develop their ideas and create a new game addressing the theme of mental health. There will be specific elements to include in each game, which will be shared on the first day of the jam.

There will also be an opportunity to hear talks from psychiatrists, researchers and developers with experience in developing games including characters with mental health problems.

Programme

Thanks to the support of the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF), the jam will take place between Friday 28 September and Sunday 30 September.

Time	Activity
16:30	Introduction to the game jam Dr Antonio F. Pardiñas, Cardiff University
16:45	The perception of mental illness Professor Paul Fletcher, Cambridge University
17:15	A developer's perspective TBC
17:45	Teams, networking and pizza

Time	Activity
9:30	Welcome to day two Tea, coffee and pastries
10:00	A perspective from Psychiatry Dr Ariana Di Florio, Cardiff University
10:30	A perspective from industry Dr Natasha Latysheva
11:00	Development time
13:00	Lunch
13:45	Development time

Time	Activity
9:30	Welcome to day three Tea, coffee and pastries
10:00	Development time
13:00	Lunch
13:45	Development time
14:45	Judging and prizes Each attendee will vote for their favourite game