OKRE launches ‘Development Rooms’ in Partnership with BBC, BFI and UKIE

“OKRE’s mission is to further cross-sector collaboration between academic research, the entertainment industries and the social impact sector. We see our brand-new online series, OKRE Development Rooms, playing a vital role in that, by bringing diverse creative minds together for an energising and inspiring experience. Now feels like an invigorating and urgent time to be collaborating with communities from all over the world, so I’m really excited to follow the connections that result from these events.”

“OKRE Development Rooms will provide a welcome space for creatives in the screen industries to engage with experts to inform their work and enable them to interpret important issues in accessible, informative and entertaining ways for audiences to enjoy. We’re delighted to be supporting this programme.”

“The BBC is pleased to partner with OKRE, the BFI and UKIE in this initiative.  Bringing together academics and creatives to explore the key subjects of our age such as climate change is critical. I’m delighted to be able to host OKRE’s first Development Room: Planet, Perspectives, Plot to see how we might make these subjects engaging for all audiences.”

“We know that games are an incredibly powerful medium for stories and ideas, and an important way for people to understand sometimes complex topics. We have also seen what can happen when the science community collaborates meaningfully with game developers to create impactful stories as well as in harnessing player attention to work through complex data sets and problems. This initiative will support more collaborations and will help games achieve real social impact.”