"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that Gamification actually is all around." – Love Actually
Gamification may have been coined way back in 2002 by Nick Pelling, a game designer tasked with developing a…
"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that Gamification actually is all around." – Love Actually
Gamification may have been coined way back in 2002 by Nick Pelling, a game designer tasked with developing a…
One in four adults and one in three children report feeling lonely some or all of the time1. Loneliness, particularly when prolonged, can lead to illness, mental health problems and substance abuse2.
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week (9th –…
You may have seen that Rugged exhibited for the first time at the Association of British Climbing (ABC) annual conference recently; showing how we’re gamifying climbing walls with our interactive products. The aim: to increase accessibility, competitiveness and enjoyment for…
All movement matters. Whether it’s walking up the stairs rather than cruising up in a lift, a lunchtime jog rather than a lunchtime slog, or morning yoga rather than yet-another-lie-in. Getting up, getting out and active is beneficial not just…
The big question: How did a small (but ambitious) Cornish company get their product the Pro-X Elite on the latest Netflix series The Crew?
No joke, Hollywood came calling. OK, so they’re not based in Hollywood, they’re actually in New…
By Simon Heap, Creative Director
I designed the Pro-X Elite as the ultimate solution to a problem that I’d begun to address in the original CardioWall®.
As a way of motivating reluctant exercisers, the CardioWall had proven its worth, but…
How do you describe 2020? Unprecedented? Challenging? The year the world went pear shaped? (Alternatively, you may just not want to answer that!)
Despite the difficult times, there’s been a surprising amount of good and uplifting moments that have emerged…
During the time we’ve been locked down we’ve all seen the dramatic rise in the use of single use plastics for gloves, masks and visors - and while this was obviously unavoidable here at Rugged we thought it would be…
10 years, 120 months, or 3652 days, however you see it, a lot has happened in the last decade.
Uber, Tinder and WhatsApp were introduced into our lives. Netflix shifted from a movie subscription that arrived in the post,…