Astrologaster (360G-Wellcome-210866_Z_18_Z)

£60,000
Recipient Organization

We are creating Astrologaster, a video game inspired by the real-life casebooks of Elizabethan medical Astrologer Simon Forman. Astrologaster is an astrological comedy based on real-world historical figure Simon Forman, an Elizabethan doctor and astrologer who was considered a sage by some and a charlatan by others. Players take the role of Forman, applying his holistic medical approach to his patients’ medical, emotional and personal problems by interpreting astrological charts. Astrologaster is designed to engage a mainstream audience with the science and practice of medical record-keeping. Experiencing Forman’s casebooks in action affords players a unique and rare demonstration of how real-world patient data is constructed and interpreted. So far Astrologaster’s prototype contains only 3 patients, each with 1-2 cases. User feedback shows our target audience responds well to the richness of these narratives, but we need to create more in order to extend this 15 minute experience into a full game. We require additional funding to create these cases and to release the game to a worldwide audience on mobile and PC platforms.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 60000
Applicant Surname Schneidereit
Approval Committee Public Engagement Fund (Small Awards) Committee
Award Date 2018-02-20T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2017/18
Grant Programme: Title Public Engagement Fund Small
Internal ID 210866/Z/18/Z
Lead Applicant Miss Jennifer Schneidereit
Partnership Value 60000
Planned Dates: End Date 2019-04-30T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2018-03-22T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region West Midlands