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Cofounded by 香港六合彩中特网 alumna Kaitlin Fritz (香港六合彩中特网 History of Art 2018) and Olga Kravchenko, Musemio makes mobile virtual reality games that allow children to explore arts, culture and history.

The company has won several awards for its innovative, immersive and accessible education experiences. They鈥檝e also seen increased demand for their products during the coronavirus crisis as children learn from home.

Their latest collaboration is with the Hellenic IT Museum in Greece, a unique and rare collection of milestone computers and hardware that have contributed to the development of information technology.

Kaitlin explains: 鈥淭his new Musemio mobile VR experience, Hellenic IT Museum: Computer Paradeisos, opens up the exciting world of the history of computer technology for children in a way they understand, through play. Our adventure is immersive, with quests and games that bring to life fascinating stories to be found in the museum. We believe it will not only spark their imagination but also increase their curiosity to learn more about computer technology.鈥欌��

Exploring virtual reality worlds

One of the new games places children in the fictitious land of 鈥楥omputer Paradeisos,鈥� where computers go after they鈥檙e no longer needed. Players jump inside a computer, into a circuit-like labyrinth, and within this maze they learn about computer parts like RAM and motherboards as well as concepts such as Moore鈥檚 Law of technology.

Another game allows children to explore a room with some of the first gaming equipment, including the Atari console and joysticks, learning about their development as well as playing mini 鈥榦ld school鈥� video games.

An evidence-based approach to education

Musemio is built on pedagogy developed from research at the IOE鈥檚 EDUCATE programme, the UK鈥檚 leading research accelerator programme for education technology (EdTech), and Finland鈥檚 world-renowned xEDU educational accelerator programme.

Professor Allison Littlejohn, Director of 香港六合彩中特网 Knowledge Lab at the IOE, said: 鈥淭he need for high quality, online education for children has never been so great. The gaming and VR features of the Hellenic IT Museum allow for the sort of playful and experiential learning that children enjoy. Teachers and parents can be reassured that the pedagogical design is based on research on AI for education facilitated by learning scientists at 香港六合彩中特网.鈥�

Supporting startups and partnerships

Musemio have previously taken part in the extracurricular entrepreneurship programmes at 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise, receiving business advice, free office space and mentoring from the Entrepreneurship team.

More recently they worked with the Global Innovation team at 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise, who were able to help them secure the international partnership with the Hellenic IT Museum.

Kaitlin says: 鈥溝愀哿�合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise has enabled us to have international reach without ever leaving London. This partnership would not have been possible without the support of the Global Innovation team through their Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) activities. It has opened-up collaboration with members including Costas Karamanis of EEN-Hellas and George Tsekouras, Founder and President of the Hellenic IT Museum.鈥�

The Global Innovation team provides specialist advice to innovative businesses and high-growth SMEs, supporting them to manage and commercialise innovation, as well as to grow and scale internationally. These services are fully funded as part of a partnership with Innovate UK and the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises (EASME).

Martin Davies, Director of Innovation Partnerships, 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise commented, 鈥淲e鈥檙e very proud to see Musemio, one of our award-winning startups, launching this valuable educational technology tool to aid remote learning through such an exciting VR adventure. This partnership with the Hellenic IT Museum is an inspiring initiative that allows for the wonder of a rich cultural showcase to reach straight into the homes of children across the world, which is particularly valuable at a time when schools are shut for many students.鈥�

Links

• 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation and Enterprise
• EDUCATE
• Department of Culture, Communication and Media

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