Ayogo, an award-winning creator of serious games that uses game design to educate and motivate healthy behavior has announced today its agreement to acquire Tandem Learning, a learning company that develops serious games and immersive learning solutions.
Ayogo was named by NextMedia as “hottest digital media company in Canada” for their work creating mobile and social games that improve people's lives in meaningful, measurable ways while Tandem, which has been in business for nearly four years, has established itself as a leader in using new technologies and developing new methodologies for organizational training. Tandem Learning created the ARGs that hundreds of attendees played at The eLearning Guild’s DevLearn conferences the last two years.
Education is an integral component of Ayogo’s commitment to improving lives through games. The acquisition of Tandem Learning further expands Ayogo’s repertoire of learning and training tools and expertise. Koreen Olbrish, Co-Founder and CEO of Tandem Learning will join Ayogo’s executive team.
“From the beginning our mission has been to grow Ayogo into a leading provider of serious games that motivate and educate, and today we took another big step forward. With Tandem, we get new expertise and relationships. We’re excited for our current and future customers who will now get a more robust offering from our combined companies,” said Michael Fergusson, Founder and CEO of Ayogo.
“We’ve worked hard to establish a track record of finding new ways to create engaging learning experiences which deliver measurable results for our clients. We’re thrilled that Ayogo recognizes what we’ve built and has decided to make Tandem a part of their organization,” said Jedd Gold, Co-Founder and President of Tandem Learning.
Olbrish added “This acquisition is a win for us, for Ayogo, and for our clients. Together, I believe we have a unique and compelling offering for organizations looking to incorporate game-based learning into their initiatives. We will continue to find ways to innovate to the benefit of everyone we work with.”
About Ayogo Games, Inc.
Ayogo Games, Inc. is an award-winning Vancouver-based studio that creates serious games for the web, social networks, and smartphones. At Ayogo, we’re helping people change their lives, one fun social game at a time. We create “Games for Good” – Games that nurture human connection, motivate, educate, and promote health and wellness.
Keep up with CEO Michael Fergusson’s Social Game Design Blog http://www.ayogo.com/social-game-design or visit us our corporate sitehttp://www.ayogo.com. You can also “like” us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/ayogo and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ayogogames.
About Tandem Learning
Tandem brings expertise in immersive learning design, game design, and technology to organizations looking to improve individual and organizational performance. Our solutions provide learners authentic practice, engaging storylines, and competitive and collaborative opportunities to create experiences that have a direct impact on performance improvement. Tandem Learning created the ARGs that hundreds of attendees played at DevLearn conferences the last two years.
Contacts
Michael
Fergusson
1.888.680.9882
ext 503
CEO, Ayogo
Games Inc.
michael@ayogo.com
www.ayogo.com
Jedd Gold
(818)850-2465
President, Tandem Learning
Jedd.gold@tandem-learning.com
www.tandem-learning.com
