Gamechangers of Health

In our penultimate episode of Season 1 of Gamechangers of Health, we’re joined by Co-founder and CEO of Hero Journey Club, a community-based mental health support program inside of virtual gathering spaces to address loneliness and mental health for young adults. Their focus is rallying patients inside the video games they love to break down barriers and allow for fully comprehensive, safe, mental health support. Feel free to reach out to gamechangers@realchemistry.com for questions, content suggestions, or feedback!

Description: On this month’s episode, we welcome guests Sol Rodgers, Global Director of Innovation for Magnopus and Chris Charles, Executive Creative Director at 21GRAMS. During our chats, we discuss what’s on everyone’s minds: AI, VR, AR…and how they all work together to create truly innovative, creative, and in some ways life-changing ways we experience the world.  As always, reach out to gamechangers@realchemistry.com with questions, content suggestions, or just to say hi!

This week’s episode is all about how and why we learn so well through play. Join host Devon Taylor as she interviews Lynn Fiellin of Playbl about the games that are changing the landscape of health education with some of our most vulnerable populations. In our retro section, Gamechangers welcomes Justin LaMonica, EVP, Strategy, to discuss how 21GRAMS is leaning into the power of play and active learning for some of the busiest healthcare practitioners in the country. As always, you can reach us at gamechangers@realchemistry.com as well as @RealChemistry. Thanks for tuning in!

This week’s episode of Gamechangers of Health investigates how our own emotions can change our gaming experiences in real time. Join host Devon Taylor as she speaks with Kouo founder and CEO Shaan Basi about the ways emotional analytics are shaping consumer behaviors in-game, as well as their application in healthcare. Bear Collins, 21GRAMS’ SVP, Creative Technology Director, joins us for our retrospective into topics on the history (and future) of game development and why optimizing user experience is so critical. You can find more about Kouo at www.kouo.io. Email gamechangers@realchemistry.com to tell us what you think of the podcast, submit topics for future episodes, and to learn more about ways we're making healthcare experiences better each and every day.

JDRF is the world’s leading funder of type 1 diabetes research, which affects millions in the USA alone. On today’s episode, we meet with Josh Larson and Dan Connors, some of the founders and leaders of Game2Give, JDRF’s charity streaming program that has raised thousands in the search of a cure for T1D. If you’ve ever wondered how gaming for good comes to life, this is the episode for you. Be sure to visit www.jdrf.org/gaming for more information on Game2Give, featured in today’s episode. Email gamechangers@realchemistry.com to tell us what you think of the podcast, submit topics for future episodes, and to learn more about ways we're making healthcare experiences better each and every day.

In this second episode of Gamechangers of Health, join host Devon Taylor live from SXSW 2023. Along with industry guest April Rivas and 21GRAMS EVP and Executive Director Tina Fisher, this episode focuses on the emerging need for more patient-first approaches, client-agency trust, and defining meaningful engagement. We’ll also discuss why taking bold approaches with your clients (or with your agencies) is a must, now more than ever.Email gamechangers@realchemistry.com to tell us what you think of the podcast, submit topics for future episodes, and to learn more about ways we're making healthcare experiences better each and every day.

On the debut episode of Gamechangers of Health, we introduce you to our corner of the gaming world. Here, we focus on gaming as therapeutic and the ways 21GRAMS and Real Chemistry are fusing the worlds of patient care and disease education into the world of video games. Our first episode features an interview with Andrea Rene, one of the gaming industry's veteran journalists and content creators, to talk about gaming as therapy, the patient experience, and how being connected means so much in times of healthcare crisis.Email gamechangers@realchemistry.com to tell us what you think of the podcast, submit topics for future episodes, and to learn more about ways we're making healthcare experiences better each and every day.