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Clued Up On Enviro Crime

Chris — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:19:12 +0000

Following on from the award winning Clued up in Hull children and young people’s website, Splinter were asked to design and produce an additional game to add to the ‘13 and over’ section of the site. The game was made primarily to inform young people on the various forms of environment related crime that Hull City Council sees as a problem.

It’s split into four mini-games, each dealing with a type of crime, including fly tipping, littering, graffiti and dog fouling. Play the game here.

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Clued Up On Homelessness

Clued Up On Homelessness

Chris — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:51:41 +0000

Following on from the award winning Clued up in Hull children and young people’s website, Splinter were asked to design and produce an additional game to add to the ‘13 and over’ section of the site. The game was made primarily to inform young people about the issues surrounding homelessness and to educate them on the best choices to make when attempting to get a job and pay rent.

There are three different characters in the game, each facing a different challenge – from budgeting for how to live alone, the best choice when moving away from parents or the best methods for job hunting. Play the game here.

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Clued Up On Enviro Crime

The Well

Chris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:19:15 +0000

For the past 6 months Splinter have busily been developing the games for Conker Media’s multi-platform digital fiction event, The Well; created for BBC Switch.

The Well aired on BBC Two on Saturday afternoons and extended online where the audience immerse themselves further in the story – exploring a spookily-atmospheric recreation of the main drama location in a multi-level game. By engaging in a series of tasks and challenges the audience unlock hidden drama content which reveals the backstory to the TV drama.

Are you good at mini-games? Do you think you can beat the hag? Then have a go at The Well game, over on the BBC site.

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Clued Up On Enviro Crime

Clued Up In Hull

Chris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:13:52 +0000

We have recently completed content and design of the Hull Children and Young Peoples website. Splinter, in partnership with Mair education, produced full design templates, illustrations and written content for two websites targeted at under and over 12s. The sites are appealing and dynamic and the content we supplied was wide-ranging and original.

The project won the following awards:
• Gold Award in the Digital Media category at the National Local Government Association Awards 2009
• Best website at the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire CIPR Awards 2009

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Fish & Kids

Make Global

Chris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:10:13 +0000

Junction K a strategic communication company commissioned Splinter to develop Make It Global as part of a wider web initiative on behalf of the Northwest Regional Development Agency. Make It Global is a content rich, interactive micro-site which sits within the main www.makeit.org.uk site. The site explains, and promotes the potential of careers within the manufacturing industry.

Our solution features a bank of six screens, with each screen focusing on a particular manufacturer and stage of the manufacturing process such as product development, design, sourcing, and fair trade. Each screen features a combination of video, animation, interaction and gaming to produce six engaging individual pieces. These are supported by more in depth fact files and teaching resources.

Splinter provided all elements of makeglobal including: concept development, research, copy, video, flash animation and illustration.

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World In One City

Sounds Good

Chris — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:42 +0000

Splinter were asked to develop a pack called ‘Sounds Good’ in which students are required to create an imaginary band. The student then ‘manages’ the band during its development, and on to ultimate success and an awards ceremony. Literacy and numeracy activities are inter-woven throughout the pack and the learning experiences of the student.

The clients were particularly interested in our ability to provide educational digital solutions that complement printed materials. These included:
• Learning materials for training courses and subsequent materials
• ‘Top Trump’ cards to support interactive learning
• CD support materials
• Activity sheets
• Interactive multimedia solutions

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Visual Arts Enrichment

Fish & Kids

Chris — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:20:39 +0000

Splinter were commissioned to design the identity for Fish and Kids, a national three year project developed by the Marine Stewardship Council. In addition to the brand we also designed the project website and associated online games, and a printed learning pack.

The campaign has been very well received by schools and in November 2006 the project won the first environmental National Green Award at London’s Guild Hall, presented by Ian Pearson MP Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment.

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C-Change campaign

Escape from the Mummy!

Chris — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:02:14 +0000

To coincide with the opening of National Museums Liverpool’s new Ancient Egypt gallery at World Museum Liverpool, Splinter were asked to produce a Flash game featuring some of the artefacts which are in the gallery. ‘Escape from the Mummy’s Tomb’ challenges you to step into the shoes of an avid explorer on an expedition to collect Egyptian artefacts. Along the way you’ll learn about the history of these artefacts and you may well cross paths with a crazed Mummy!

You can play the game over at the NML site.

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Clued Up On Homelessness

Dangerpoint

Chris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:46:44 +0000

DangerPoint is an award-winning interactive centre providing Personal, Community and Road Safety education to all parts of North Wales. Splinter produced a range of interactive learning materials covering diverse safety topics. These feature animation, video and a range of interactive functionality, delivered both in situ and online. We also designed extensive printed resources, powerpoints etc. with an illustration style very popular with the target audience.

One notable interactive we developed was Drive School, a driving simulator aimed at 15-18 year olds who are potential/newly qualified drivers and highlights the risks and consequences involved with dangerous driving. The driver has to negotiate a track featuring road hazards and other obstacles. The driver is constantly monitored to ensure road sense and handling is upheld at all times. The user is then penalised for speeding, wreckless driving or other offences.

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MRSP Xmas campaign

World In One City

Chris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:20:16 +0000

World in one City is a Key stage 2 history title about the 800 year History of Liverpool and its communities. It includes flash animation, video, audio and html features.

The title was launched and distributed to schools in Liverpool as part of the lead up to Liverpool 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations. The CDROM is an interactive e-learning resource to support the KS2 History curriculum. The CD may be used as a classroom resource by the teacher, or alternatively it may be explored by the individual user.

North West Big Chip Digital Design Awards May 2007:
Best E-learning & Best Not-for-profit website project: Shortlisted.

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Sounds Good