Thought Den

With their 900 year marriage turning sour, the King’s Red Clan and the Queen’s Blue Clan are locked in battle. Only one clan can be victorious in this live team game for up to 50 visitors. Imagine Risk or Trivial Pursuit but played out across the museum. Territory is won by solving exhibit-related puzzles accessed through our very special Capture The Museum app. We worked closely with National Museums Scotland and Splash & Ripple on a game that is leading the way in museum engagement for young people.

How Bauhaus is your house? Fancy a streamlined summary of American Industrial Design? Perhaps an elaborate & meaningful rundown of Gothic Revival? Open University wanted to entertain and educate with this series of quirky videos explaining key design movements of the world. A multi-platform personality quiz helps you find your design alter-ego to share on Facebook.

Pain. Not the most obvious subject material for a game. London's world famous Science Museum asked us to make this tricky subject matter playable, educational and sticky for gallery touchscreens and online players. We worked closely with their team and a group of teenagers from The Langley Academy to explore content and gameplay ideas. The result is a beautiful, quirky, rapid-fire strategy game we're all very proud of.

Working with Tate once again, our challenge was to democratise art for the smartphone masses. Taking inspiration from the iconic Magic 8 Ball, we created a digital toy that uses GPS location, time of day, date, weather and ambient noise to select an artwork from the Tate collection relevant to that moment of your life. Available for both iPhone and Nokia Ovi, Magic Tate Ball is yours to shake, what artwork will this moment make?

Bristol's world-renowned wildlife charity asked Thought Den to produce an addictive and educational game for all the family. So we did, and then we authored it to iOS and Android, achieving 10,000 downloads in its first month. Tap, drag, scroll, swipe and pinch your way through a series of wild mini-games to earn the title of Top Survivor. It's also packed full of ARKive's stunning photos of the world's most endangered animals.

☆ Parents' Choice Award ☆

Teaming up again with Bristol's international animal charity, we created a web game to show kids that not all scientists wear white coats. Enter Team WILD! These science superheroes tackle four variations on the endless runner game mechanic, all based on real science tasks. Players earn points to unlock exclusive ARKive content. Good old Flash was chosen for it's penetration in schools and bang-to-buck ratio.

For this research project we introduced the world's newest motion tracking technology to the world's oldest provincial zoo. Strike a pose like your favourite animal to unlock a treasure trove of photos and facts from the Bristol Zoo Garden's archive! We used the Microsoft Kinect to create a playful interface that makes exploring heritage material fun for the whole family.

Tate and National Galleries of Scotland had high ambitions when commissioning an educational game to support the ARTIST ROOMS tour. Over 6 weeks we searched high and low for the ultimate combination of playability and informal learning. We processed hundreds of internationally renowned artworks so players could create their own 3D gallery. The aim is to score points in various challenges that mimic those faced by curators in the real world.

Continuing our work with BBC Learning Development, this unique project aimed to explore the potential for learning with Augmented Reality tools. The AR marker is used to rotate a live 3D skeleton that the user must piece back together. Look at this blog post for more on the technical challenges.

As flash gaming experts we were asked to develop a game that would deliver the 5 key messages of the government's new Fire Kills campaign. Under the guidance of Team Rubber we conceived a game of quick reactions that is racking up the hits equally quickly...

Kerve Creative's long-standing client Southern Comfort needed some digital fun to support their sponsorship of True Blood on FX - a fang-tastic chance for some tongue-in-cheek playfulness. These two games are quick to pick up and supremely addictive.

Using our agile skills and licensed coding frameworks we helped create this tool for ad agencies and video producers the world over. Tuberank offers inspiration by showing you the very best of Youtube, and then provides insight into how 'viral' your video might be based on your set of conversation triggers and interests. Our most difficult project yet when measured in units of distraction!