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Prosearium: “Digital garden of experiences” aims to increase presence of African women in game development

Prosearium is an initiative to increase the participation of African women in game development by documenting 1,000 women of all backgrounds and their experiences creating and contributing to games. The Prosearium website aims to be a “digital garden of experiences” documenting African women’s experience in game development. Founded by South Africa-based game developer and community organiser, Sithe Ncube, Prosearium.net is a step towards increasing the … Continue reading Prosearium: “Digital garden of experiences” aims to increase presence of African women in game development

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Carved in Stone: Upcoming role-playing game aims to provide a taste of Scotland’s rich history

Scotland’s rich history is the subject of an unpcoming tabletop roleplaying game, Carved in Stone, which aims to teach its players and gamemasters about the Pictish era of the 7th century. Carved in Stone is a tabletop roleplaying game that has players becoming members of the Picts, a tribe of people who lived in ancient Scotland. With Carved in Stone, player characters will find themselves overcoming many … Continue reading Carved in Stone: Upcoming role-playing game aims to provide a taste of Scotland’s rich history

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The Wagadu Chronicles: Afrofantasy video and offline role playing game changing the face and accessibility of gaming

The Wagadu Chronicles is an African-inspired role playing game (RPG) steeped in the folklore, magick, history, and indigenous traditions of the continent – creating “an authentic experience for underserved and underrepresented players”. The Afrofantasy massively multiplayer online game (MMOPRG), which is entirely focused on roleplaying, combines the mythologies of Africa with the fantasy storytelling tradition of Europe into a new and vibrant world. In order … Continue reading The Wagadu Chronicles: Afrofantasy video and offline role playing game changing the face and accessibility of gaming

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Mission 1.5: New game enables players to take on the role of climate policymakers to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees

Mission 1.5, a new mobile game, is enabling players to take on the role of climate policymakers and make decisions to try to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The mobile game, which was developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), educates people about climate policy and provides a platform for them to vote on the solutions they want to see happen. Mission … Continue reading Mission 1.5: New game enables players to take on the role of climate policymakers to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees

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Eco: Global survival game helping raise awareness about climate change and to get players to devise solutions transferable in the real world

Eco, a “global survival game” that puts ecological issues at the heart of its simulation game play, is helping to raise awareness among players about climate change and to devise practical solutions, which is then “directly transferable from the virtual world to the real world”. Eco, from the US-based developer Strange Loop Games, is an online game where players must collaborate to build a civilisation in a … Continue reading Eco: Global survival game helping raise awareness about climate change and to get players to devise solutions transferable in the real world

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Ayo: A Rain Tale game sheds light on young girl’s tough clean water fetching duty

Ayo: A Rain Tale is a game that examines the issue of drinkable water transport by children under extreme conditions. The game, which is available for PC and mobile, sheds light on a young girl in Sub-Saharan Africa who regularly carries her tough water-fetching duty through harsh desert conditions with courage. Ayo’s perilous struggle is shared by many girls in Sub-Saharan Africa who live in … Continue reading Ayo: A Rain Tale game sheds light on young girl’s tough clean water fetching duty

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