The One Hour Degree game, developed by the Student Success Team, has received its official trademark certificate from the Intellectual Property Office this month. The One Hour Degree was created using the open source software called Twine which is used for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

The trademark ensures that the University of Kent has protected use of the OHD logo and is recognised as the creator in relation to online games services provided by computer networks and global communications networks.

To date the One Hour Degree has been played by over 7,300 people across 125 countries worldwide and recently won the Guardian HE 2020 Award for Digital Innovation. Existing students continue to benefit from earning 15 Employability Points when they successfully complete the game. To date, only 1 player has been lucky enough to find the secret page by locating all the hidden ‘Easter Eggs’!