Lately I have been thinking about the people I already know in the health care industry. Therapists. Researchers. Nurses. Maybe we were in high school musicals together. Maybe we dated. Maybe we went hiking last month. Would any of these people like to use game design to help the sick or injured, change patient behavior or explore a new approach to healthcare? Maybe they have not even considered such an idea. Or maybe success stories like Wii Fit intrigue them. I'd like to talk to them.
I'm really looking forward to the Games for Health conference here in Boston in May. But rather than starting up a games for healthcare project with someone I don't know, maybe somebody right under my nose would like to pursue a STTR grant with me? Reaching this conclusion might not seem like a big deal... (although preparing a grant application seems like one of the 12 Labors of Hercules!) but it feels like a glacial shift in my approach to my game design consulting. I suspect my dabble with the latest social media tools this past year (and all the reconnections I have experienced) have nudged me to build something amazing with the connections I've already got.
Need to go read more about STTR grants.
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