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As part of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies Seminar Series, MMGC member Dylan Yamada-Rice will present work on games and play to engage research participants in projects about change. The event is free of charge and takes place online.

Games and play to engage research participants in projects about change
During this talk you will be taken through the use of design-based and playful methods to include children in the research and development of spaces and games to help children with change. For example, an Innovate UK-funded project of a mixed realities play kit to help 4 to 0-year-olds undertake an MRI scan without a general anaesthetic, and the development of spaces within the so-called "metaverse" to help children express their ideas about climate change and for changes that could help.

You can get a sneak peak of the first of these projects on CBBC's Operation Ouch (starts 18mins in ).

Dylan Yamada-Rice

Dylan yamada-Rice is a researcher and artist specialising in play and storytelling for children. Yamada-Rice works within academia as a Senior Lecturer in Immersive Storytelling for the School of Digital Arts, in the commercial sector as a Senior Research Manager for Dubit, a company specialising in research and develop of digital media for children, and is the Co-Founder of an immersive storytelling consultancy and studio called X||dinary Stories. Her research sits at the intersection of experimental design and social sciences, focusing on digital storytelling, games and play on a range of platforms such as apps, augmented and virtual reality, as well as new content for television, all with an emphasis on media for children.