Steve Wilcox, PhD Candidate in English at the University of Waterloo will do a demonstration of his web-based digital game to GoHelP lab members on Monday November 09. Players of Allergies and Allegories take on the role of a food-allergic child who is transferring to a new school. Players work to build friendships, strengthen support networks, and establish safe and supportive spaces, providing them with a practical understanding of food allergies and their risks.
Allergies and Allegoriesis being developed in collaboration with the University of Waterloo’s Games Institute—a SSHRC Partnership initiative for the advancement of knowledge in game-related interactions and technologies—and GET-FACTS (Genetics, Environment and Therapies: Food Allergy Clinical Tolerance Studies), a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded project that investigates food allergies in Canada.