BetterPlay Studios, Inc.

Nothing like video games + mental health to kick off your Wednesday! Grateful to join Sherman Ho, Si Yu LAI, and Shane Yan (IHRP-CP) on this incredible panel! BetterPlay Studios, Inc. ??????

Thank you to Pointe Angels for welcoming me back to provide a quick update on our progress at BetterPlay Studios, Inc.! So much has happened since we pitched last spring/summer. We celebrated our progress, which included: ?? Winning Eastern Michigan University's ECE Venture Challenge ?? Running important research and product testing ?? ...which led to the important decision to make the jump from web to mobile. All of these milestones are great, but the focus we've gained over the past few months is fueling us through this next phase of development. ?? Thank you to David C. Bloom and Micaela Trexler, PhD for hosting another excellent gathering! Michigan friends - if you're thinking about angel investing, connect with these people! ?? Shout out to Daniel Sem for the photo credit and for attending your first Pointe Angels meeting! #videoGames #mentalHealth #gaming #cozyGaming #ventureCapital #startups

I would like to say thank you, again, to everyone who came out to yesterday's event at IGDA Detroit! Special thanks to Vanessa Lane for coming out and representing BetterPlay Studios, Inc.!

Join us tonight at IGDA Detroit's meeting! Vanessa Lane will share about how she and co-founder Michael Sapiro launched BetterPlay Studios. Find out more about what they're working on and where they're going next! ?? https://lnkd.in/g6PU8tsj

??INTERN APPRECIATION POST?? Yesterday, we were back at Eastern Michigan University’s Esports Facility running product tests for our #KOZEE platform. Our beloved intern, Jourdyn Murry, is a student at Eastern and stopped by to make sure everything was in working order. ?? We’re so fortunate to be building a company in a place where there is access to talented interns who are passionate about video games, marketing, and the startup ecosystem. Thank you to Ann Arbor SPARK for the support and Bud Gibson for pairing us with Jourdyn this past summer! #videoGames #mentalHealth #gamesForGood #michigan

Yesterday was an important product testing day for our #KOZEE platform. Thank you to Zach Lewis from Eastern Michigan University’s Esports program for hosting us and to all of the folks who stopped by to participate! This was a great facility and an even better community of athletes and video game enthusiasts. ??Learn more about Eastern’s program here: https://lnkd.in/dFfRtspd Missed our test and experiencing FOMO? Send us a DM. We’ll be back at it tomorrow for more testing. ???? #gaming #mentalHealth #videoGames #gamedev #michigan

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Play is a fundamental part of who we are as humans, and video games can provide wonderful opportunities to connect, relax, escape, and assert, among other things. We had the best time at our most recent visit with our #therapeuticGaming friends over at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital's Mott Arcade. The way this team leverages the power of play for the patients and their loved ones truly is next level. ??♀? ?? Learn more about about the good work happening at Mott by visiting this link: https://lnkd.in/gKXMff75

Thank you for the spotlight, DBusiness Magazine! ???? Michael Sapiro Vanessa Lane