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NeuroFlowers
2024~ 6 minInteractive: Web Experience
By: Maxim BertrandJakob BouchardLouis-Olivier DesmaraisSamuel FavreauAlexya MorinLaurence Thérien
Production: Maxim Bertrand (National Film Board of Canada)Marie-Pier Gauthier (National Film Board of Canada)
Despite the miraculous science of neuroplasticity, the human brain stubbornly resists change. Whether it’s breaking small habits or making major transformations, our default is often comfort over reason. The perfect example of this is our practice of monoculture. Even though there are recognized alternatives and a desperate need for biodiversity, we continue to grow one plant per plot. As a result, we’re experiencing a decline in the pollinators required to balance our ecosystems. What if the same was true of our brain? Without flexibility, it remains stagnant and our cognitive ability degrades. Luckily, we can exercise certain brain functions—such as adaptability, memory, creativity, and motor skills—in order to develop its capacity for change. Our survival depends on it.
NeuroFlowers is a mobile game that plants the idea that our minds must flourish in order to blossom, just like a garden. By playing a series of short games featuring colorful flowers and winged creatures, you can sow the seeds of change and reap the rewards of your efforts, all within the rich universe of sound featuring the vocals of Klô Pelgag.
Availability
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Subject categories
- Agriculture > Agricultural Perspectives
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Brain and Nervous SystemPsychological Processes
- Plants > Flowers
Credits
- digital creator
- Maxim Bertrand
- Jakob Bouchard
- Louis-Olivier Desmarais
- Samuel Favreau
- Alexya Morin
- Laurence Thérien
- artistic direction
- Laurence Thérien
- music
- Louis-Olivier Desmarais
- sound design
- Louis-Olivier Desmarais
- research
- Alexya Morin
- content
- Alexya Morin
- programming
- Jakob Bouchard
- Samuel Favreau
- production
- Maxim Bertrand
- Marie-Pier Gauthier
- voice
- Klô Pelgag
- delegate producer
- Laurence Dolbec
- production coordinator
- Evelyne Cortes-Oquendo
- Rose Mercier-Marcotte
- technology director
- Martin Viau
- technical specialist - animation
- Yannick Grandmont
- technical coordinator
- Marianne Bourdages
- interactive medias coordinator
- Caroline Fournier
- administrator
- Camila Blos
- marketing manager
- Laurianne Désormiers
- marketing coordinator
- Jolène Lessard
- social media strategist
- Émilie Nguyen Ngoc
- media relations
- Sophie St-Pierre
- legal services
- Dominique Aubry
- information technology
- Marco Antonio Bravo Ramirez