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'We wanted to partner with the right people and the right organisations' ~ Maria Sayans

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'The future of creativity': creating An Artificially Intelligent Guide to Love

Insights, Climate

From Blue Planet to RuPaul’s Drag Race - how content can change the world

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Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

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Sports Interactive has been loud and clear about collaboration with charities

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'We wanted to partner with the right people and the right organisations' ~ Maria Sayans

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'The future of creativity': creating An Artificially Intelligent Guide to Love

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Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

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The OKRE Content Hub provides a wealth of insight, reflection, reporting and case studies to provide you with the knowledge and inspiration you need. Gain fresh insights into how entertainment impacts on audiences and the opportunities this can open up.

Focus On: Mental Health

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Is entertainment an effective mental health intervention?

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My Blonde GF

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The Culture of Collaboration

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Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

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The Missing Story: New Ways to Talk About Mental Health

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'The Best Ideas Are So Often The Product Not of One Mind, But of Many...'

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Beyond Talking: Using Entertainment to Improve Mental Health

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Playing with Videogame Culture: Executive Summary

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Playing With Videogame Culture: Videogames and Culture

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Playing with Videogame Culture: Case Studies

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Playing with videogame culture: Opportunities

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Storytelling and Climate Change: Imagining Solutions Beyond Documentary or Dystopia

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Max & Millie: How Entertainment Can Benefit from Working With Researchers

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Edinburgh TV Festival panels show TV creatives are keen to learn from other sectors

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Sports Interactive has been loud and clear about collaboration with charities

Miles Jacobson, OBE
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'We wanted to partner with the right people and the right organisations' ~ Maria Sayans

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Reflections from the Edinburgh Television Festival

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'Be Sensitive...There's Going to be Drama!'

Alejandro Villanueva Argüelles
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Eight things we learned from Gurinder Chadha at the OKRE Summit

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Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

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The Missing Story: New Ways to Talk About Mental Health

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What impact could entertainment content have in 2022: Part three

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'The Best Ideas Are So Often The Product Not of One Mind, But of Many...'

Lizzie Francke
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What impact could entertainment content have in 2022: Part two

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Announcing the OKRE Big List

A new online hub will provide a unique insight into the upcoming priorities for charities working on some of the most pressing issues in the…

Revisit: The OKRE Summit 2022

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OKRE Summit 2022

The first OKRE Summit took place in June 2022, bringing together people from across the entertainment and charity sectors to build cross-sector collaboration and champion…

Jun 15 2022
5 mins, 10 seconds
Video, Climate, Environment

Connecting With Gen-Z in the Gaming Universe

Chris Till
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Eight things we learned from Gurinder Chadha at the OKRE Summit

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45 mins 54 seconds
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Fraggle Rock to Ru Paul’s Drag Race

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16 mins 55 seconds
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Ginger Johnson brings the OKRE Summit to a close

Ginger Johnson
23 mins 16 seconds
Video, Representation

Gurinder Chadha in conversation with Mishal Husain

Gurinder ChadhaMishal Husain
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Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

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'Be Sensitive...There's Going to be Drama!'

Alejandro Villanueva Argüelles
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Mishal Husain to Host This Year's OKRE Summit

Mishal Husain
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New taskforce will assess social and cultural impact of entertainment content

Kat Harrison-Dibbits
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Programme Revealed for the OKRE Summit

5 mins 28 seconds
Video, Mental Health

Samantha Morton in Conversation

Samantha Morton
33 mins 36 seconds
Video

Social Impact x Continuing Drama

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Ria HebdenJeremy Howe + 3 more
Insights, Mental Health

Sports Interactive has been loud and clear about collaboration with charities

Miles Jacobson, OBE
44 mins 59 seconds
Video, Mental Health

The Culture of Collaboration

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Simon GunningAyesha Hazarika, MBE + 3 more
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The Missing Story: New Ways to Talk About Mental Health

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Stewart KyasimireAlex Bushill + 2 more
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The OKRE Summit: This was the day

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Playing with Videogame Culture: working with games to engage the public in climate action

Ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow later this year, UKRI commissioned OKRE to research and scope the potential for videogames to be the anchor of a national public engagement initiative focused on climate change.

In association with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Playing with Videogame Culture: Executive Summary

Iain DodgeonIain Simons
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Playing With Videogame Culture: Videogames and Culture

Iain DodgeonIain Simons
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Playing with Videogame Culture: Case Studies

Iain DodgeonIain Simons
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Playing with videogame culture: Opportunities

Iain DodgeonIain Simons

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Request for Proposals: Mapping Approaches to Social Impact Across the Entertainment Industries

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Are You Attending This Year's GDC? We'll Be There!

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Warner Music's Tiago Correia joins OKRE Advisory Board

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Aradhna Tayal appointed as Director of OKRE Summit

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

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The OKRE Summit Launch: In Pictures

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The OKRE Summit: This was the day

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Announcing the OKRE Big List

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Programme Revealed for the OKRE Summit

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Mishal Husain to Host This Year's OKRE Summit

Mishal Husain
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New taskforce will assess social and cultural impact of entertainment content

Kat Harrison-Dibbits
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