AXonPlay

08/06/2021

...And our final panelist is...
✨Ben Wahl ✨
Ben in the Founder of Aspiring Youth Program and Co-founder of Thrive Seattle Living.
Ben work focuses on building programs for kids, teens and young adults with ADHD, autism, learning disabilities and other similar traits.

08/06/2021

...Our 3rd panellist is...
✨Luke Tornilla ✨

Luke is a Mechatronics Engineer at Ability Centre, a not-for-profit disability service provider in Western Australia. He has collaborated with clients and clinical experts to design, manufacture, and test customised assistive equipment, including electronic interfaces and gaming controllers, for a wide range of users with disabilities. He's currently working on setting up a local gaming league within the Ability Centre supported community.

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08/06/2021

...The Second panellist is...
✨Pheobe Shaw ✨

Pheobe is the Lead Rigger at the Mighty Kingdom, she is an experienced Technical Artist with a demonstrated history of working in the VFX and games industries. Skilled in Python, Maya, and Unity, and related pipeline development and maintenance. Strong focus on character rigging and tools development for Maya. Strong technical professional with an Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE).

If you’re interested in exploring the future of accessible and inclusive gaming this would be an amazing experience for you! Jaime will be with us on Thursday the 10th of June, 5:30 pm.

07/06/2021

...And our first panellist is...

✨Dr Jaime Garcia ✨

Senior Lecturer in Games Development at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

His research interests lie in exploring the use of interactive video game technologies as a tool to improve the physical and mental health of the elderly.

Before joining UTS, Jaime worked as a Software Engineer at Neuroscience Research Australia, primarily designing, developing and maintaining fall prevention video games and mobile apps for the Falls Balance Injury Research Centre.

If you’re interested in exploring the future of accessible and inclusive gaming this would be an amazing experience for you! Jaime will be with us on Thursday the 10th of June, 5:30 pm.

06/06/2021

Happy Monday!
Make sure you grab your tickets for our Inclusive Gaming Event, featuring incredible panellists where we challenge some of the most fundamental aspects in the world of video game design.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/inclusive-gaming-the-untapped-market-of-ethical-design-tickets-154544953115

02/06/2021

Yuval is an older mage from the south of the Continent who eventually came to the City seeking prestige. As a well respected mage, Yuval is often called upon by the Mayor to make magical decisions and considers himself an authority on all things magic. Feeling himself to be an important boon has made Yuval quite contemptuous to other classes. He looks down on those who only dabble in magic and is outright disdainful of laypeople without any magical ability. This can make Yuval difficult to deal with.

01/06/2021

Roan is a Mage Knight-in-training, a class of people with mild magical ability who pledge to use it by a strict code to guide city leaders across the Continent. Under the of Daquin, you have been learning diplomacy and strategy. Daquin is kind hearted and focused on driving you towards success. You’re years out from graduating, but you're working steadily towards becoming a great Mage Knight.

31/05/2021

We develop Video games that consist of a single-player character-driven social simulation game. The game has an autistic protagonist and has the player socially interact with and lead a small community of game characters with complex and dynamic motivations as they prepare for an upcoming challenging event. Among the game’s themes are friendship, acceptance, rejection and collaboration.
Through these themes, it teaches social resilience and confidence.
Being told from a Neurodiverse perspective, aXonPlay also gives insight into the autistic experience to the broader audience and may even help their interpersonal skills.

30/05/2021

25/05/2021

Test our Game!
We are super excited to let you know that we are so close to release our first game,
we are currently in the process of prototyping and we need your help.
We want the game to be as much fun and beneficial as we can.
Try out the game and provide us with some feedback 🚀🎮

Here is a link to the game:

https://axonplay.itch.io/axonplay

Here is a link to the survey:

https://forms.gle/TuyivLrYTpBUeZg37

12/03/2021

There are so many ways to build friendships. It’s been suggested by our own research and others that video games can increase the potential of autistic people creating new friendships
and can lead to rapport and mutual understanding with other gamers both autistic and neurotypical.

Here are some quotes from our amazing early adapters!

09/03/2021

Happy International Women's day, we're so happy and proud to celebrate the next generation of women!

Introducing a new line of fun games for everyone, designed to help adults build positive relationships.

“There is no recipe, there is no one way to do things — there is only your way. And if you can recognize that in yourself and accept and appreciate that in others, you can make magic.” Ara Katz, Chief Marketing Officer at Spring

Let's celebrate women’s achievements and collaboratively create a better world!

19/02/2021

The Gamification of Your Life: How to Make Every Day Fun

At aXonPlay, we are transforming everyday social challenges into a fun game where people can practice social situations in a safe place!

If you or anyone you know deals with certain social anxieties and difficulties please reach out to us!


------Thanks Farrah Nouri for the amazing art.

17/01/2021

aXonPlay's interactive story games give adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder an easy way to learn social skills and improve their quality of life without losing their identity. 💕

"I have benefited from this tool and I recommend it to all my friends on the spectrum." - Sam, aXonPlay user

FIND OUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT AXONPLAY AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU. <

13/01/2021

aXonPlay is on a mission to improve the lives of adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder through interactive storytelling, our games offer engaging and affordable resources to help cope with social resilience in their adult lives without undermining who they are.

Check out our latest updates by signing up to our mailing list at www.axonplay.com

🎮An adventure game that helps adults with ASD practice social skills.

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03/11/2020

05/10/2020

Here are some words of wisdom from Sarah Scott, one of our early adopters.

"Autism is my mother tongue, but neurotypical is something I've had to become fluent in. Sometimes though, there are errors in translation". - Sarah

Does this resonate with you?

13/09/2020

We have been working super hard in the past few weeks and wanted to share a sneak peek of our characters and their exciting dialogue.

If you would like to help us test out the characters and the game
please comment below or PM us :)

23/08/2020

A few weeks ago I was approached by Sarah Le-Fevre the creator of Ludogogy Magazine, an online magazine exploring theory and practice in games-based learning, gamification, and gameful design.

It is such an honour to have our first article published on their website! which explores what we're doing at aXonPlay.

Creating better resources for adults on the spectrum.



Thanks to my team for making this a reality!

Zoe Rowen, Nikolai Goundry, Farrah Nouri, Sophia Lucas, Dav Nichols

https://www.ludogogy.co.uk/article/current-neuroscience-meets-advances-in-technology-for-people-on-the-spect/

The whole world is experiencing extreme uncertainty and disruption with changes to our routines, isolation, and information overload. While many are adapting to the new reality, for the 1 in 45 people worldwide on the [...]

16/08/2020

We are super excited and honoured to make it into the semi final for UTS Startups awards 2020!🎉🌈

28/06/2020

Sunday Funday!
Today we got to experiment and explore our storyboard, with a touch of role play, and a lot of laughing.

Thank you so much, Sophia Lucas and Farrah Nouri for bringing our characters into life,
we really can’t wait to show everyone our interactive comic story!

Nikolai Goundry Zoe Rowen Dav Ish Sinay Salomon
UTS Startups Neurodiversity Centre

05/06/2020

At aXonPlay we understand that right now is an extremely difficult time for everyone around the world, there have been drastic changes in our everyday life, but even more, for people who rely on specific routines and certainties.

We've been working super hard to bring out the story to life,
here is a sneak peek of our characters.🧙‍♂️

Autism
Sinay Salomon Farrah Nouri Nikolai Goundry

05/04/2020

aXonPlay featured in the top genius start-ups!

So grateful to be mentioned by UTS society of communications 🧙‍♂️

These six start-ups might just restore your faith in humanity, Gabby Proctor writes.

09/03/2020

Maddix Created this. Gonzo Rising

09/03/2020

This is so cool!

https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life?language=en

When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created the healing game, SuperBetter. In this moving talk, McGonigal explains how a game can boost resili...

03/03/2020

Thank you Remarkable Tech for selecting aXonPlay as one of the 13 Startups to make into Bootcamp!

Was so inspiring to see how founders were initiating ways which we can provide inclusion of people with disability.

Thank you Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Icare NSW, Telstra and Microsoft for hosting this fabulous event!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/remarkabletech_syd20-remarkable-beremarkable-activity-6637268328857636864-uFuV

What a weekend! Selection Bootcamp for was made possible by the amazing support and encouragement of our network of mentors and alumni. They really...

02/03/2020

“When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become wiser, more inclusive, and better as an organization.” — Pat Wadors

01/03/2020

This is well needed 😍

25/02/2020

https://www.facebook.com/bbctwo/posts/2591725074269978

22/01/2020

We were walking around a shopping center in Malaysia and came a cross this sign, this center provides an autism friendly shopping day once a week.
What an incredible initiative to engage everyone, allowing, simple everyday activities to be accessible for all!

13/01/2020

"Technology is most powerful when its empowers everyone". - Apple

While immersion was the catch-cry of the 2010s, the 20s look set to be the decade where everyone can get involved.