Hospitals transformed into gaming worlds

Teenage patients have created an interactive radio game which transforms hospitals into virtual gaming worlds as part of a groundbreaking arts programme.

The ‘Radio/Silence’ game, developed by teenagers in Cork University Hospital (CUH) with Cork-based artist Eszter Némethi, alters the hospital environment for the listener and explores themes including alternate realities, escape and hidden stories.

First broadcast on CUH radio in 2015, the game has now been adapted so that listeners in other hospitals can dial a special number to help the game characters save the world from an evil doctor intent on spreading silence.