Cancer Gaming App
Our Cancer Gaming App is for students from Grade 3 to 12 (age 10 to 19).
The main goals throughout the game are to educate:
- Where can I find help if I am diagnosed with cancer?
- How can I support a family member or friend that is diagnosed with cancer?
- How my healthy lifestyle will lower my risk of getting cancer.
- How early detection increases the chance to survive cancer.
- What can I do in my community to educate and raise awareness?
This educational gaming app is full of “challenges” to get as cancer smart as possible. While virtually floating through your body kids are taught the facts about cancer, the importance of early detection and how healthy lifestyle can lower your risk.
It can be played as an individual, class groups or as competitions between schools worldwide. In partnership with any education department Cancer Gaming App can be rolled out in any country.
Partnership with Vega School of Design Students
South Africa had a nationwide competition amongst the gaming app design students to develop a prototype. The winner were the team from Durban with their “Cancer Crusher”.
Quote from Vega school of Design press release: “The team from IIE-Vega Durban emerged victorious with their game, aptly named Cancer Crusher. Led by students Mathew Rall, Keagan Du Plessis, Liam Schultz, and Geraldine Seyffert, along with navigator Kuleza Phiri, they crafted an interactive experience that combines entertainment with vital information. Players navigate through challenges, learning about testicular health, self-examinations, and early detection—all while having a blast.”
Currently the team works on the prototype in their spare time and voluntarily. With financial support for the team, the process could be accelerated. We would like to support the team because it will be proudly South African.
Research options
We like to offer universities/researchers a partnership if their research project is our target group – high school children. The concept is that researchers can plug-in at the back-end of this app to get the data they need for their projects.
Research projects could be about cancer, any other disease, artificial intelligence, depression, nutrition, fitness, obesity, etc. that will contribute to health improvement of the younger generations.
Cancer School Programme
The content of the Cancer Smart booklet: cancer information, cancer treatment, and how to support those living with cancer.
For the teachers it includes a manual on how to generate classroom discussions about cancer information, cancer treatment, and how to support those living with cancer. This material will help students to cope with and learn about cancer, as well as get involved in the fight against cancer in your community. This programme complements the gaming app.