Healing Games from HopeLab: Re-Mission and RuckusNation

Richard Tate
with Chris Murchison and Fred Dillon

A kid’s video game that has passed clinical trials as a treatment for cancer??
An idea challenge for treating childhood obesity, by and for kids??
Learn about these seriously fun innovations created by the researchers and developers at HopeLab.

The mission of HopeLab is to “combine rigourous research with innovative solutions to improve the health and quality of life of young people with chronic illness.”

Join us as Richard Tate, Chris Murchison, and Fred Dillon speak with us about
Re-Mission — the ground-breaking video game which demonstrates how an innovative application of digital technology can have real impact on the health and well-being of young people with cancer around the world.
and
RuckusNation — HopeLab’s idea competition to get kids moving, which seeds new projects to address childhood obesity.

Intrapreneurship at HP’s Mobile and Media Systems Lab

What is it like to be an innovator within a large company? In this event Nina Bhatti speaks on her experience as an innovator working within HPLabs.

Nina Bhatti, Principal Scientist, HPLabs

Join us as our feature presenter, Nina Bhatti, shares her experiences as an innovator and an innovation leader within HPLabs. An energetic scientist and intrepreneur, Nina’s research interests include web/multimedia server performance, networking and distributed systems, and mobile systems and technologies. Nina and her mobile technologies team have developed some unusual applications — including a novel color-matching technology that turns any camera-equipped phone into a tool for retailers, healthcare providers, and beauty-product shoppers.