Project Title

Co-Creation of a Digital Serious Game to Promote Public & Health Professional Awareness about Pancreatic Cancer

Research Focus

Pancreatic Cancer, Gamification, Co-Design Methodology, Public Awareness

Funder & Dates

Northern Ireland Pancreatic Cancer (NIPANC)

01.06.22 – 31.05.23

Principal Investigator or Primary Supervisor

Dr Gary Mitchell

Co-Investigators or additional supervisors

Dr Gillian Prue, Dr Katherine Rogers, Dr Helen Kerr, Professor Christine Brown Wilson, Dr Patrick Stark, Dr Lisa Graham-Wiesner

Description of Project:

Aim; Methods; Expected Outcomes

The aim of this study is to co-design a digital ‘serious game’ to increase public knowledge and understanding about pancreatic cancer.

The objectives of this study are to:

1. Co-design a freely accessible evidence-based digital serious game for the public about pancreatic cancer.
2. Pilot this digital serious game amongst members of the public.
3. Determine the functionality of the serious game amongst members of the public using questionnaires.
4. Explore how this serious game could be used to improve public understanding about pancreatic cancer in the future using focus-group interviews with the public.