our apps
Serious Urban Play
Free online platform-independent multiplayer game for urban planning education. It articulates the complex roles of spatial planning and allows students to collaborate on the spatial planning and design of an urban district whilst ensuring the community has a balance of happiness, environmental outcomes, economic viability and mobility. Can be played on any touch device, including smartphones, tablets and PCs. Try it out here.
GroupMap
A multi-user interactive digital map for community discussion and engagement. The map is free to use and can default to any location and zoom level. Get in touch with us to learn how to use and try it out here and here.
Chats for Life
Youth mental health support app based on the Conversations for life program. The app uses video examples to give youth the skills, strategies and confidence to have an early conversation with someone they might be worried about. Chats for Life is available for free. Download for iOS and Android.
Champion Life
An online platform to instill healthy lifelong habits in young Australians. It aims to improve their fitness and well-being development by harnessing the power of real-life motivational events. Champion Life works by making healthy habits a game in a way that is aligned to the national HPE curriculum. It is delivered on video featuring positive role models that children look up to. Sign up to try here.
Orbit
A free to play touch-based mobile game to educate children age 8-10 about sexual abuse prevention. Orbit has been used in over 26 countries and won the Gold award for Crime Prevention. Now available for tablets it features more character customisations and has a quicker completion time. Try for free on iOS or Android.
Forest Sounds
Create your own mix of forest sounds using this free online soundscape. The forest sounds app is part of the permanent exhibit at the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Discovery Centre. Move the sliders to mix each of the distinct forest sounds into the forest soundscape. You can share you mix with others. The app works on any browser, smartphones, tablets and PCs. Try here.
AR Educational Apps
Developed for the rolling educational exhibits at the at the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Discovery Centre. Try out the AR educational apps at the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Discovery Centre or contact us to get your own copy.
Drink and drug driving simulator
Free to use VR HMD drink and drug driving simulator. Participants can drive around cities, suburbs, motorways, and with other road users, in the drive simulator whilst the facilitator can simulate increasing the number of drinks, or types of drugs, ‘consumed’. The participant gets first-hand understanding of how their driving performance would be impacted. Contact us if you'd like to use our drink and drug driving simulator at your event.
Driving Simulator
We have developed our own driving simulator which can be used with multiple screens or HMDs. We have done the hard work already so modifying for your project will be quicker and cheaper than starting from scratch. We are keen to hear your ideas. Do get in touch.
Being Safety Smart
A free interactive game for early primary school children to teach anti-abduction strategies and child safety awareness. It raises awareness of situations that would affect the child’s personal safety and empowers them to act appropriately and with confidence. Get in touch if you'd like a free copy of the game.
emotion recognition
Were the first in the world to develop an acoustic emotion recognition system. Worked with Stanford University, Toyota and Ford to commercialise the technology for cars. We have also created emotionally responsive computer games, robots and avatars. Let us know if you have ideas for emotion recognition.