134. Ready Player, Save Every One: Nick Roberts

Less shoot 'em up, more round 'em up – why the RNLI’s new video game is a refreshing departure

In an era in which children and young people are more likely to tap away on small screens rather than gather around the TV, how can the RNLI achieve the 'Blue Peter effect' that once planted a seed of support?

To help the charity reach a new generation, the RNLI has been working with a video games developer to produce an exciting mobile and tablet app: Storm Force Rescue. Players will be able to become lifeguards and lifeboat crew, rescuing people and learning safety tips along the way. In this episode of 200 Voices, we hear from the Head of Studio at Amuzo games, Nick Roberts, who explains how and why the game has been created.

200 Voices is produced by Adventurous Audio for the RNLI   

Interview by the RNLI's Rory Stamp

Soundtrack composed and performed by Jon Nicholls   

The RNLI is a charity celebrating 200 years of saving lives at sea - find out more at RNLI.org/200