Through a series of
collaborations with internationally acclaimed psychologist,
Dr Ian Frampton, Pumpkin has become the UK’s leading
producer of psycho-educational multimedia resources. The
latest undertaking is an NHS funded Gold project, created
in conjunction with Professor Paul Stallard. The result is
an animated cognitive behavioural therapy video game for 11
to 14 year olds.
Think Feel Do
The starting points for this
initiative were an NHS Gold project research award, Paul
Stallard’s highly regarded Think Good – Feel Good books and
a chance meeting with a design student at the Royal College
of Art who was trying to take pictures of himself using a
camera mounted on a piece of polystyrene strapped on his
back. The result is an animated/live action hybrid
cognitive behavioural therapy video game in six parts. The
(11 to 14 year old) user selects their “enactor” character
and then ventures into real life video clips discovering
there’s a link between the way they think, how they feel
and what they do.
Ensemble Building
Originally
conceived of as a 14+ educational drama resource and
developed in conjunction with Guardian nominated teacher of
the year, Stephe Pritchard, Pumpkin’s Ensemble Building
double DVD resource is now finding users in fields as
diverse as clinical psychology, corporate management and
team sports.
The first DVD contains extensive footage of workshops,
interviews, and advice from some of the world’s leading
theatre practitioners, including Goat Island (US), Forced
Entertainment (UK) and Stan Won’t Dance (UK). It provides a
wealth of examples, ideas, games and methods that can be
used to engage, build confidence and improve communication.
The second DVD contains clear instructions and video
demonstrations of 13 different tasks and activities for all
levels of group formation.
OCD ROM
First authored
on CD ROM and funded by the Wellcome Trust, this project
involved collaboration between Pumpkin, The Maudsley
Hospital and Line TV. The Maudsley’s psychologists created
the content, Pumpkin produced all the live action elements
and Line TV put it all together. The success of the project
can be gauged by the fact that it has now been
re-implemented online in its entirety at
http://www.ocdyouth.info/whatisocd/
