Gavin Conway

Learn some French and Spanish just in time for summer

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:58:42 +0100

Working with P&O Ferries over the last few months, I have created a language teaching game to help you with basic French and Spanish phrases. Ooh la la! Ordering food in a cafe, taking a ferry, and picking up some fruit and veg at the market. You will now be able to do this with confidence! At least I sure will be able to after the last few months.

The quality of the voice over in the games really takes it to the next level. I found the voice talent in a Soho restaurant, and they were great.

Try it out for yourself here.

Gracias and Merci!

Opening scene, choose your language

Choose a game

Are you from the future?

Sun, 16 May 2010 12:27:00 +0100

Good question. And here is a good way to find out. This is a great post by Scobleizer that gives us a great sense of where we are right now in the digital landscape. http://scobleizer.com/2010/05/12/are-you-from-the-future/

I wrote a whole paper on interactive storytelling. We tried it...

Thu, 13 May 2010 18:07:00 +0100

I wrote a whole paper on interactive storytelling. We tried it back in the 90’s, it didnt take off. It was ahead of its time. Technology is getting to a place where its worth visiting this again. Interactive video on You Tube for example.

Whatever the case, its the story that comes first, and layer the technology on top of it is secondary. Otherwise you wont have anything anybody cares about.

Love this video on where we are going next. Web 3…wont be...

Wed, 12 May 2010 14:54:00 +0100

Love this video on where we are going next. Web 3…wont be long now

Zanussi - La Vita è Bella, Life is Beautiful

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:48:00 +0100

This is one of my favorite projects sofar. Zanussi is bringing it back to their Italian heritage. Italians do it better, as they say. Its a site for children and their parents, that gives a taste of Italian culture. Food, art, design…La Vite è Bella, life is beautiful!

I have created a digital mural, that will be made up of artwork from children aged 7 - 11. They were asked to draw things that they thought made life beautiful. Since its only just launched, we don’t have any entries in yet. Keep checking back, as there are always some great pieces of work that get submitted, as well as a few comedy moments.

Check it out, La Vite è Bella, life really is beautiful!

Landing page

Pizza Chef game

Renault website goes live

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

After a super speedy 12 weeks from concept to launch, my first project of this size has gone live.

Its designed to encourage a love of reading of classic stores for children. The Wind in the Willows, White Fang, Little Women, they’re all in there.

I am proud of this site from a visual perspective, and considering what was achieved in such a short amount of time. I’ve learned so much on this job. Interaction design is key to to keeping users on your site. Information overload and they are gone. One thing I have learned, less is always more. Espceially online.

DIY is dying, B&Q saves the day

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I suspected it, and now its been confirmed. DIY is dying. Nobody is teaching children and young people DIY skills anymore. And the children want to learn! Its like a right of passage that is not being handed down.

B&Q spotted an opportunity here, and have taken matters into their own hands. By developing a programme of in-store demos for children, we will equip the nations children with some basic DIY skills. From how to hang up a picture, to wiring a plug. We need more of this hands on approach to learning.

This is where I come in.

I have produced a site that allows you to sign up for the programme, as well as download information to help you brush if your own DIY skills are a bit rusty. This site was used as part of a trial that was so successful, it is being rolled out nationally in June 2010.

School Dinners are back on the menu

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This game came about after Jamie Oliver’s campaign to improve the quality of school meals in the UK. School kitchens across the country has been feeding children reformed meat, made out of ears, feet, and other body parts I wont mention. And we wondered why behaviour was deteriorating.

It forms part of a campaign by the School Food Trust to help educate children and families about food and healthy eating in a fun and entertaining way.

Play the game and see if you can grab all the ingredients you need to make your healthy dish….yummy :) Remember, healthy body,healthy mind.

Get your recipe

Race around the supermarket aisles as fast as you can. Go go go!

Transition Lenses games to teach about eye care

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A website hosting seven Flash games to educate about eye care.

Teaching about dangers of UV light on the eye

Ever wonder how people with various eye conditions see the world? This one’s astigmatism, which something I am all too familiar with.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs educational games

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Sony Pictures created a suite of eductional resources for science class. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs provided the creative backdrop for these fun games to be used in the classroom.