Kansas City Chiefs

A series of games designed for a KC Chiefs interactive museum focused on mental and physical wellness

A cartoon coach holding a clipboard with a whistle in his mouth, standing on a football field with orange cones and a football. The background features a red banner with text about balance and a large red button labeled 'Next'.

A game designed to promote the value of balance. The primary input affordance was a balance board connected to a potentiometer. I designed the game elements to harken to pinball elements.

Balance Game

Game Snapshots

Digital game screen with instructions to move left or right using a balance board, represented by a red and black icon labeled 'This is you'. The background is green resembling a sports field, with a timer showing 2:00 and a score of 2:00 at the top. The title says 'Now to Play' and the prompt instructs to move on the floor.
Screenshot of a soccer training game with instructions to dodge defenders and sleds, game timer, score, and a prompt at the top that says 'Now to Play'.
A digital football game screen with the message 'Pick up loose balls' displayed in the center. There are two red and yellow footballs, one on the field and one in the end zone, and a row of three gray and black footballs in the right corner. The top of the screen shows the game time, score, and other game information.
A digital game screen showing a soccer match with a penalty kick, displaying a green field, a black goal keeper, a red penalty kicker, a timer of 1:57, a score of 002, and a message "TACKLED!" at the top.
An arcade-style football game screen with a green field, showing a football, a robot-shaped player, and a red robot with a yellow number five on it. The top of the screen displays a timer and a score.
A digital game of Air Hockey on a green table, with red and gray paddles, a puck, and score and timer displayed at the top.
A tabletop football game with Kansas City Chiefs logo, game pieces including football, coins, and player markers, and the score showing 2 and 300.
Two circular objects, one at the top and one at the bottom, with distinct designs and colors, floating against a white background. The top object has a gray and black color scheme with a star and a smiley face. The bottom object is red and orange with the number 5 on it.
A red and black foot pedal, a round metal stool, and part of a wooden wall in a room with red flooring.
A girl playing a video game on a tabletop touchscreen at a library, with an older woman watching intently.
A cartoon coach with sunglasses and a headset raising his hand with a pencil, holding a clipboard, standing on a football field with orange cones and a football. The background features red and black sections with a motivational message and a call to action about sports and memory skills.

A touch-screen, football route-based game to test the player’s memory. (While I created the concept, and timer/score bar, Dan Nolan created the final game touch UI.

Memory Game

A screenshot of a digital retro-style field hockey video game. The game displays the score, time, and various circles representing players on a green field. One yellow circle with a red outline is positioned near the bottom right corner, indicating the player's current position.
Video game scoreboard screen with a message saying, "Great job! You have today's high score." The scoreboard displays a score of 6, and options to play again, view leaderboard, view all pro teams, or go to the Chiefs Sports Lab. The background features green sections resembling a football field, and a cartoon team mascot is shown on the left side.

Game Snapshots

Child playing a digital hockey game with a touchscreen interface.
A football play diagram on a green field showing a red and yellow play with a red arrow indicating the movement. The play starts from the right side of the field and moves diagonally to the left. Instructions say, 'Look at a play and remember the red pattern...' The field has the word 'HOW TO PLAY' at the top, and a timer showing 2:00.
Screenshot of a football memory game with empty circles on a field, showing an arrow pointing from the bottom right circle to the middle circle, with a timer, score, and instructions at the top.
A person playing a vintage handheld electronic football game on a wooden table.
An arcade football game screen showing a cartoon football player in a red uniform holding a helmet, with a stadium crowd in the background and a timer set to 2 minutes at the top.

This game tested the reaction speed and accuracy of the player to tap the button in order catch the pass.

Passing Game

Game Snapshots

Children playing a hockey-themed electronic pinball game with a digital screen and red buttons.
Table with a rectangular glass panel surrounded by red buttons, showing a baseball game with a player in a field.
A small brown dot in the center of a light gray background.
A person playing an arcade baseball game with red buttons surrounding the screen, which displays a baseball scene.