EdTrIn agrees collaboration with serious games specialist, Media Saints Innovation
EdTrIn, the publicly listed platform for online education (NSX: ETG), has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding with Media Saints Innovation, the Australia-based provider of strategic consultancy, along with research and development (R&D) on innovative digital and technical solutions for e-learning content.
Media Saints, a leading digital consultancy focussed on serious games, e-learning, R&D and strategy, and EdTrIn have agreed to co-operate with a view to establishing a partnership agreement for the delivery of global e-learning systems. In particular, the two organisations have agreed to become partners in the delivery of:
- Education and training programs to customers in global markets
- Consultancy services to establish education and training infrastructures and logistics for EdTrIn’s customers in global markets
- Software infrastructures to help EdTrin and its partners develop e-learning content
Furthermore, Victoria-based Media Saints, which also trades as SOOBFT and Searcharoo Pty Ltd, has agreed to provide EdTrin with R&D and production services for serious games, interactive activities, along with underlying intelligent gamified systems.
Commenting on the agreement with Media Saints, EdTrIn’s CEO, Graeme Coomber, said: “As a pioneer in the field of providing lifelong education and training services to global markets – catering for the needs of learners, organisations and Governments - it’s important for EdTrIn to be at the forefront of online learning technologies development.
“Gamification is a key – and growing - trend in this market. Media Saints’ experience and expertise should help EdTrIn establish its place at the head of this trend globally.”
About Media Saints Innovation
Media Saints is an award winning digital innovations studio based in Melbourne, Australia. The company consults on various corporate and Government projects to provide web design and development, mobile application development, eLearning solutions, video and animation production as well as games development.
The company has won recognition for its attention to detail and ability to solve problems in creative ways with a focus on new media developments and ways to supply user-friendly innovative solutions that are immersive and practical as well as scalable and secure.
Some awards received include winning the Best Commercial Serious Games Award at 2012 SimTec Aus/NZ, finalists at the IT/SEC global awards in Orlando, Florida in Dec 2012, Merit Award for Education at the iAwards in September 2013, eLearning excellence award in Melbourne in 2014 and finalists at the AsiaPac APICTA Awards in Hong Kong 2014.