CerebralFix
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- Founded
- 2009
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 1
About CerebralFix
CerebralFix is a video game development and interactive entertainment studio based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand. Founded by Benjamin Dellaca and Jeremy Cadillac in March 2009, it emerged as a spin-off from Stickmen Studios to develop casual, mobile and social games. Stickmen Studios was subsequently absorbed into the company.
The studio combines work-for-hire development and co-development with original interactive intellectual property. Its work spans mobile, PC, console and browser platforms, alongside augmented reality, virtual reality and location-based experiences. Its international entertainment collaborators include Apple, Disney, DreamWorks, BBC, EA, Lionsgate, Sony, Niantic and Weta Workshop.
From concept to live operation
CerebralFix supports projects through concept development, production and ongoing operation. Its creative work includes ideation, storyboarding, narrative design, world-building and rapid prototyping. Art capabilities cover 2D concept work, 3D modelling, rigging, character animation, visual effects and interface design.
Engineering teams use Unity and Unreal Engine for gameplay programming, client-server architecture and interactive software. The studio also provides platform porting, optimization, functionality and compatibility testing, and playtesting. Live operations support includes maintenance, event deployment, feature updates, monetization balancing and user support.
Games and interactive experiences
CerebralFix collaborated with independent Christchurch developer Black Salt Games on the mobile adaptation of DREDGE. Its other game and application work includes Ninja Tobu, Wonderscope, Emoji Garden and Attack of the Cones, reflecting a portfolio that ranges from mobile action to augmented reality storytelling.
Beyond games, the studio develops interactive experiences for tourism, education and cultural storytelling. Projects include the Pounamu Pathway digital tourism experience, Whale Watch Kaikōura's onboard interactive experience and the Skyline Luge Racing Simulator. Its collaboration with Seequent produced Visible Geology, a free, web-based 3D educational application for exploring earth science. CerebralFix also applies real-time graphics and virtual production to screen work, including the short film Adversity and Co.
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Leadership
- Chelsea Rapp is Chief Executive Officer; Ryan Hawker is Chief Operating Officer.
- Simon Boxall is Studio Manager, Julieanne Eason is Production Manager, and Courtney Hyde is People and Culture Manager.
- MB Scott-Weekly leads business development, and Natalie Streat is Finance Manager.
Project recognition
- In 2025, DREDGE Mobile Port received the Apple Design Award for Interaction, Unity Awards Best Mobile Game, App Store Awards iPad Game of the Year, Google Play's Best on Play Pass, and GamingonPhone's Innovative Game of the Year.
- Adversity and Co. received the Best VFX Award at the 2023 Poppy Jasper Film Festival.
Christchurch technology community
Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, CerebralFix co-founded the Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus (EPIC), contributing to the development of a central-city technology cluster.
Production approach
The studio combines custom hardware and software for interactive installations. Its Pounamu Pathway work was developed with Te Ara Pounamu for cultural tourism centres on New Zealand's West Coast.
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Where CerebralFix is based
- EPIC Innovation Campus, 78 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, 8011, New ZealandChristchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Christchurch office
HeadquartersOverall headquarters housing creative, technical, production, QA and executive leadership operations.
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