Partnership - GameChanger Charity

TubNet x GameChanger Battle Royale Fundraiser

gamechdev — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 22:55:10 +0000

Swords sharpened, shields up, and bows drawn – it’s time to drop into the TubNet Battle Royale Arena! TubNet and GameChanger Charity are joining forces to bring you an exciting and unique live fundraising event that the audience (that means YOU) can have direct influence on. Get ready for the most unique Minecraft showdown you’ve ever experienced – all in the name of GameChanger’s mission to improve the lives of hospitalized children.

32 Minecraft creators will face each other in an expansive world full of danger, and must become the last person standing to win. And we’re inviting you to get involved! Every donation through the event store can either positively or negatively impact a creator of your choice – quite literally changing the game! Your effect on the game can range from mild to wild, give your favorite creator some extra hearts to survive the night, or rain TNT down on an enemy. Alongside impacting the outcome of the Battle Royale, every donation will have a direct impact on a sick child and their family. At GameChanger, we believe gaming has the power to heal and improve the lives of children facing life-threatening illnesses and extended hospital stays. To find out more about how GameChanger utilizes donations to change the game for hospitalized children, read HERE.

Which creator will reign triumphant and be the last one standing? Find out on April 11 at 3pm EDT on twitch.tv/tubbo or any of the other participant’s streams and help TubNet and GameChanger change the game for sick children everywhere!

The event will broadcast live on Twitch on April 11 at 3pm EDT.

Participants are listed below:

acho - https://www.twitch.tv/ggacho
Antfrost - https://www.twitch.tv/antfrost
apokuna - https://www.twitch.tv/apokuna
Boosfer - https://www.twitch.tv/boosfer
caitibugzz - https://www.twitch.tv/caitibugzz
CaptainSparklez - https://www.twitch.tv/captainsparklez
Clownpierce - https://www.twitch.tv/clownpierce
Coldi - https://www.twitch.tv/coldifiedd
Couriway - https://www.twitch.tv/couriway
Cure - https://www.youtube.com/@Curesd
FireBreathMan - https://www.twitch.tv/firebreathman
ghostiefruit - https://www.twitch.tv/ghostiefruit
Graecie - https://www.twitch.tv/graecie
Greninja - https://www.twitch.tv/greninja
highkeyhateme - https://www.twitch.tv/highkeyhateme
jojosolos - https://www.twitch.tv/jojosolos
Krtzy - https://www.twitch.tv/krtzyy
MinuteTech - https://www.twitch.tv/xminutetech
Mysticat - https://www.twitch.tv/mysticatlive
OwengeJuice - https://www.twitch.tv/owengejuicetv
Ponk - https://www.twitch.tv/dropsbyponk
PrinceZam - https://www.twitch.tv/princezamlive
Rudylmaolive - https://www.twitch.tv/rudylmaolive
Shadoune666 - https://www.twitch.tv/shadoune666
SpokeIsHere - https://www.twitch.tv/spokeishere 
Swirls - https://twitch.tv/SwirlsIsLive
Tubbo - https://twitch.tv/Tubbo
Xenbe - https://twitch.tv/xenbe

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Vote GameChanger for Target Circle

gamechdev — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:11:54 +0000

From January 1st to March 31st, GameChanger Charity will be a participant in Target Circle. During the three month duration, you can use Target Circle points earned for each Target visit to support a non-profit of your choice. There are five total nonprofits participating alongside GameChanger. A share of the total prize fund will be awarded to all of the nonprofits. The amount each organization receives will depend on the amount of votes they recieve.

If you shop at Target, here is how you can support GameChanger

Open your Target app
Tap on “Circle”
Select “Vote for nonprofits”
Add your votes to GameChanger Charity

About Target Circle

Using Target Circle, shoppers can earn 1% in Target Circle earnings rewards each time they make an eligible purchase at Target, in-store and online. Shoppers can save on items, claim earnings for discounts, and keep track of the amount of money they’ve saved/earned using the program. Alongside these many benefits, Target Circle members can earn votes to support a nonprofit in their community. Shoppers can earn one vote on every eligible purchase. Sign up and learn more at www.target.com/circle.

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Office Practicum and GameChanger unite to empower children and adolescents in their care management

gamechdev — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:32:03 +0000

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Office Practicum (OP), a leading provider of digital solutions for pediatric and behavioral health practices, announces a partnership with the private network side of GameChanger, a charity that improves the lives of hospitalized youth through access to streaming content and video games. Together, they plan to launch a joint passion project aimed at keeping kids on protocol by delivering engaging content and gamification through OP’s foundational health platform to promote treatment compliance and chronic care management for children.

Both organizations aim to better the health and well-being of children. GameChanger was founded in 2007 with a mission to cultivate joy and improve the lives of hospitalized children recovering from illness or injury. Today, the GameChanger charity app is implemented in more than 250 hospitals across the United States. Through its market-leading EHR, practice management, and revenue cycle management solutions, OP empowers pediatric practitioners and behavioral health clinicians to deliver whole child care to millions of children and families nationwide.

Child chronic condition management is a large and growing issue. According to the CDC, 40% of children and school-aged adolescents manage chronic conditions, such as asthma and obesity. One in every four to five youth in the general population meet criteria for a lifetime mental disorder. Long-term treatment requires persistent monitoring and management to avoid potentially serious consequences and reduce the high cost of non-compliance. Consistency is the key to success.

To drive increased compliance and successful outcomes, GameChanger’s life-changing platform, that has encouraged kids in the hospital for over a decade, will be made accessible to motivate children and adolescents to stay on track with their daily care plans at home or school. This expansion of the platform into homes and communities will help raise the health and mental status of kids everywhere and will be shared via independent pediatric and behavioral health practices.

Both organizations are looking to the market to help broaden platform access to kids, their providers, parents, school administrators and other caretakers. GameChanger and OP are seeking providers to offer the streaming network to their patients and clients, inviting feedback and guidance to determine its most valuable features and functionalities. OP is also actively seeking input from its vast customer base and the broader realm of pediatric and behavioral health clinicians, administrators, and thought leaders.

“Nationally, we have a pediatric health crisis on our hands,” said Bethany Williams, SVP of Product at Office Practicum. “We are looking at ways to innovate that encourage kids to stay on protocols and build healthy habits to support them both mentally and physically.”

“We are thrilled at the opportunity to partner with OP and their network of pediatricians and mental health clinicians to expand access to our private network of streaming content and video games,” said Jim Carol, Founder and CEO of GameChanger. “Our experience taught us firsthand how gamification helps to spread joy among hospitalized children undergoing treatment or receiving regular care. We believe that in an ambulatory setting, the network can help make daily protocol adherence fun, instead of a chore. We believe this will ultimately help to better both the long-term health and mental well-being of children everywhere.”

OP invites any interested experts to reach out and join the conversation: “We are excited as we continue meeting with innovative practices, pediatricians, and behavioral health organizations. Their guidance will shape the way we leverage this life-changing technology to create tools that help motivate kids to stay on protocol,” said Williams.

To share your thoughts and interest in this exciting and progressive project, please contact Bethany Williams at bwilliams@officepracticum.com.

About Office Practicum

Office Practicum is the market’s first “whole child” digital healthcare platform, designed to help pediatric practices and behavioral health clinics provide integrated healthcare that supports the whole health of their patients. We offer a full array of technology solutions including OP’s industry-leading pediatric EHR, practice management, and revenue cycle management services, NextStep Solutions‘ best-in-class behavioral health EHR, and RemedyConnect’s portfolio of website, SEO, telehealth, and after-hours answering services. Together, the three brands provide a full suite of technology solutions providers need to holistically support their patients’ behavioral, emotional, and physical health. Today, Office Practicum serves over 9,000 providers across 49 states. For more information, visit us at https://www.officepracticum.com/

SOURCE Office Practicum

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GameChanger Charity and Foretell Reality to deliver virtual reality therapy to hospitalized children

gamechdev — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:23:32 +0000

Virtual and Augmented Reality Games and Tools Transform Hospital Experience for Seriously Ill, Isolated Kids

Dana Point, Calif., October 26, 2021 – GameChanger Charity and Foretell Reality today announced a partnership to deliver Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) games and tools to leading pediatric facilities through the GameChanger Private Network, helping to transform the hospital experience for seriously ill and isolated children. The VR and AR technologies are specially developed by Foretell Reality to enhance mental wellbeing by mitigating pain, loneliness and anxiety.

Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOC) in California and Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., are among 10 hospitals designated to receive the technology.

GameChanger Private Network, a secure multi-channel, interactive platform provided at no cost to hospitals by GameChanger Charity, is the pipeline that delivers the latest video games, movies, VR and AR experiences, as well as other forms of distraction therapy, to patients, families and caregivers. Foretell Reality is a subsidiary company of The Glimpse Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAR), a VR and AR platform company comprised of multiple software and services companies. Foretell developed its technologies to enhance human interaction for patient therapy and support, soft skills training, learning and collaboration.

“Our partnership with GameChanger Charity comes at a critical time for hospitals looking for innovative therapies for patients isolated by the pandemic,” said Dror Goldberg, GM, Foretell Reality & VP Product, The Glimpse Group. “This is exactly what our VR and AR experiences are designed to do.”

Pandemic conditions have worsened the acute anxiety of hospitalization for children isolated in treatment and long-term care. COVID-19 restrictions for immunocompromised patients mean no visitors, no friends or classmates, no pet therapists. In what continues to be a difficult and painful time, innovations like VR and AR can bring hope, connection and joy to those who need it most.

For a kid with cancer who has never visited Paris, or never seen snow, VR can replicate a snowfall in the City of Light. They can be immersed in the 360-degree world of a video game, or hang out with family and friends in the familiar surroundings of home – without leaving the hospital room. With the ability to take someone to the moon or to their own kitchen, the Foretell Reality VR and AR platform offers social interactions such as group therapy (with the privacy of an avatar), a walk in the outdoors, or a game of catch. A lifelong wish can be granted in a 3D virtual world.

“Foretell’s technology offers advanced patient experiences that can have a positive impact on the overall wellbeing of the children we are working to help each day,” said Jim Carol, cofounder and CEO of GameChanger Charity. “Dror and his team share our passion for relieving the pain and suffering of isolated kids and their families, and just as importantly, the caregivers who are working tirelessly on the front lines.”

Carol, a former tech entrepreneur, launched GameChanger Charity as his son, 11-year-old Taylor, persevered through a five-year battle with leukemia with the help of video games and interactive technology. Now 26 and in full recovery, Taylor inspired Jim to build a digital network that could bring social connection and distraction therapy to sick, isolated kids. With the help of Amazon Web Services, Twitch, Microsoft Xbox and other top tech leaders, GameChanger Private Network is available in leading pediatric hospitals across the country.

GameChanger Charity continues to develop the technology and content offerings of its GameChanger Private Network, assisted by a powerhouse board of directors nicknamed the “Tech Avengers,” including Amazon Web Services VP of healthcare Dave Levy, Twitch founder and CEO Emmett Shear, Microsoft Xbox CFO Tim Stuart, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and YouTube VP of Content Malik Ducard.

The power of play and authentic human interactions, whether in the real or virtual world, have shown positive effects on psycho-social wellbeing and, it is contended, on patient outcomes. As VR capabilities evolve, therapeutic applications and benefits will expand. Hands-free commands will enable a patient who can’t hold a controller to play a video game. Patients can take an in-person tour of a clinical facility and preview their upcoming treatment to reduce anxiety.

Foretell’s VR platform transports users to another dimension, away from the mundane hospital environment, while doing what no other technology can do: put them in the same space, together.

About GameChanger Charity

Based in Dana Point, Calif., GameChanger Charity is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2007 by Jim Carol and his son Taylor, inspired by Taylor’s battle with pediatric cancer. GameChanger’s mission is to bring happiness, hope and connection to hospitalized children all over the world primarily through the GameChanger Private Network, an interactive platform that gives patients, families and caregivers relief by providing free access to the latest video games, movies, virtual reality and other forms of distraction therapy. The charity has grown to help 25,000 children and 6,500 caregivers with more than $25 million in donations. Get involved at gamechangercharity.org/ and on social media at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Foretell Reality

Foretell Reality is a social virtual reality platform that supports many different types of avatars with varying degrees of realism and expression for different use cases including VR therapy and support, soft skills training, and business collaboration. For more details: https://foretellreality.com/

About The Glimpse Group, Inc.

The Glimpse Group (NASDAQ: VRAR) is a diversified Virtual and Augmented Reality platform company, comprised of multiple VR and AR software & services companies, and designed with the specific purpose of cultivating companies in the emerging VR/AR industry. Glimpse’s unique business model simplifies challenges faced by VR/AR companies and creates a robust ecosystem, while simultaneously providing investors an opportunity to invest directly into the emerging VR/AR industry via a diversified platform. For more information on The Glimpse Group, please visit www.theglimpsegroup.com

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