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GAMES + CULTURE
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Kawaida's Journey is an ambitious mobile game, in which you experience the spirit of east african environment and culture. And it's an intercultural project! In building the game we work hand in hand with tanzanian artists and non-governmental organizations. So let us overcome cultural boundaries via the thing we all share passion for - games.
THE GAME
A small fishing village surrounded by palm trees in the south of Zanzibar. Kawaida, a young vervet monkey, wakes up after a strange dream in which he has encountered his family for the first time. Suddenly, everything has changed: "Where are they? And where do I come from?" Kawaida's curiosity is piqued! He jumps out of his den and right into his biggest adventure...
IT'S IN THE MIX!
We are an intercultural team of Tanzanian and German artists who create an unique mobile game set in the East African environment. Our aim is to draw attention to Swahili culture and encourage cross-cultural communication and social development. To do so we combine Swahili references with great gameplay and storytelling.
Kolja
Project Management & Game Design
Jelena
Illustration & Animation
Peen
Cultural Advice
Torge
Programming
Jan
Art director & design
Venance
Programming support
Mathias
Programming support
Carl
Sound design
Gerald
Game music
Paul
Support
Tobias
PR & Communication
Simon
Marketing Strategy
Daniel
Community Management
SOCIAL IMPACT!
You will learn something and support local projects.
Just by playing Kawaida's Journey.
To create a social impact in the real world is one of our main targets! We work hand in hand with Tanzanian and German non-governmental organizations and support local projects in Tanzania. In the game you will find references to real world projects and background information. Our partner ensure the cultural claim and provide expertise for social and ecological contents. In addition all the game music will be produced by Tanzanian artists. A soundtrack compilation will be available via online music stores to support the local musicians. And we include Tanzanian and German youths in the game developing process as we conduct workshops.
Support Kawaida's Journey - An Tanzania Game Project and let us together pursue new pathways in cross-cultural collaboration!
Funded by nordmedia – Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen mbH.
WORKSHOPS
Angebot für Schulen / Jugendeinrichtungen / NGO-Partner
App-Workshop: Tansania, Nachhaltigkeit & Szenario-Entwicklung
Interkulturelles Verständnis und Medienbildung sind uns ein großes Anliegen. Digitale Spiele sind sehr beliebt bei Jugendlichen. Die wenigsten haben die Chance sich mit der Entstehung eines digitalen Spiels zu beschäftigen. Deshalb bietet das Team von „Kawaida’s Journey - A Tanzania Cultural Game App“ für Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie Jugendliche in Schulen, Jugendeinrichtungen oder Vereinen einen begleiteten Tages-Workshop an:
Szenario-Workshop: Entwicklungspolitische Spiele-App-Entwicklung mit interkulturellem Bezug (Tansania/ Ostafrika) (Szenario-Entwicklung Nachhaltigkeit)
Vorkenntnisse: nicht erforderlich
Im Workshop vermitteln wir komplexe Themen und Strukturen der des Game-Designs und der App- Entwicklung auf eine spielerische Art und Weise. Die Teilnehmenden lernen interkulturelle Hintergründe zur Swahilikultur in Ostafrika und entwicklungspolitische Herausforderungen kennen.
Auf Basis jeweils von Kleingruppen gewählten ökologischen oder sozialen Herausforderungen, wie verschmutztes Wasser oder Abholzung oder Stromunterbrechungen, beschäftigen sich die Teilnehmenden mit den Hintergründen. Dies geschieht anhand von vorhandenem Material oder zusätzlichen Recherchen. Das notwendige Hintergrundwissen zur Szenarioentwicklung im Game-Design und über App- Produktionsprozesse sowie der Swahili-Kultur und Lebenswelt in Tansania/Ostafrika vermitteln die App-Experten und Tansaniakenner von „Kawaida’s Journey“.
Basis der Szenarioentwicklung ist die faszinierende ostafrikanischen Swahilikultur und Landschaft. Diese stellt die millieuübergreifend den Hintergrund für diese interkulturelle Idee dar. Ziel ist es kulturspezifische Elemente aus der Lebenswelt der Region als Szenario darzustellen und zu implementieren. Explizit werden soziale und ökologische Problemfelder thematisiert (Stichwort Nachhaltigkeit). Jedes Szenario soll eine differenzierte Sichtweise auf den afrikanischen Kontinent fördern, den Nutzer für interkulturelle Verständigung begeistern und gleichzeitig zum Engagement anregen.
Die Teilnehmenden erhalten einen Einblick in die Realität von Game-Entwicklungen und können in einen Dialog mit Experten treten. Dabei lassen sich auch Fragen im Sinne einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit neuen Medien diskutieren.
Im Rahmen des interkulturellen Game App Workshops
- setzen sich Jugendliche mit Themen der Entwicklungspolitik und Nachhaltigkeit auseinander
- erhalten einen Einblick in den Aufbau und Funktionsweise von Game Apps und können selbst aktiv werden
- diskutieren direkt mit Game-Entwicklern ihre Fragen und erhalten einen Einblick in das Berufsfeld
Ziel des Workshops ist es Szenarios für ein interkulturelles App-Projekt zu entwickeln. Dazu werden Themen aus dem Bereich Nachhaltigkeit (z.B. Klimaschutz: Verwüstung vs. Aufforstung, Energie: Solarzellen etc.) und kulturelle Besonderheiten identifiziert, analysiert, kreativ szenariotypisch beschrieben, modifiziert und präsentiert.
Bei Interesse besteht auch die Möglichkeit sich in Kleingruppen mit Game-Programmierung, Game Art (Illustration) oder Level-Design auseinanderzusetzen. Gewisse Vorkenntnisse sind hier einzig für die Teilnahme im Bereich Programmierung erforderlich. Da hauptsächlich mit kostenfreier Open Source Software gearbeitet wird, kann erlangtes Wissen selbständig zuhause vertieft und kreativ weiter experimentiert werden.
Als didaktische Methodik hat sich das kooperative Lernen (z.B. Think-Pair-Share) als zielführend erwiesen. So wird das für viele Lehrkräfte überraschende Vorwissen der teilnehmenden Jugendlichen aktiviert, und sie können in den Vermittlungsprozess einbezogen werden.
Einen Bericht eines Workshops im Helene-Lange-Gymnasium Hamburg finden Sie hier (pdf-Download).
Interessiert? Weitere Details finden Sie in den technischen Rahmendaten zum App-Workshop (hier klicken).
Für weitere Absprachen oder zur Terminvereinbarung wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an: workshop@kawaidasjourney.de
Gerne beraten wir Sie auch in Bezug auf Finanzierung und Fördermittel.
Hinweis:
Falls Sie sich ausschließlich mit dem Programmieren befassen wollen empfehlen wir App Camps:
App Camps ist ein Angebot für Jugendliche, die alles rund um das Thema Programmierung erleben
und besser kennenlernen wollen.
Dabei wird Wert darauf gelegt, dass Mädchen und sozial benachteiligte Jugendliche
hier genauso erreicht werden wie ihre Schulkameraden.
Sie lernen praxisorientiert alle wichtigen Kompetenzen für eine spätere Berufswahl.
Im Laufe der nächsten zwei Jahre wird es so 15.000 Jugendlichen in vier oder mehr Ländern ermöglicht,
spannende Einblicke in die digitale Welt zu bekommen.
Mehr
Buy us a coffee
If you've enjoyed the unique art and design already and want to support the development of our indie game then please consider donating, even if it's just enough for a coffee!
PayPal.me/culturalgames(transaction cost: 1,9% + 0,35€)
OR
Buy a mug for you
If you ever wanted a mug that your friends and colleagues will wonder where you got it from, you wanna buy a Kawaida’s Journey mug instead: You find a variety of mugs with our unique art work and if you like another design more - let us know and be the first to order it.
OR
Buy a T-Shirt with our great art work
If you like our designs get a T-Shirt to show our friends the unique art of Kawaida’s Journey. So they will hopefully give our game a try as well.
OR
Buy any product with the unique art work
Check out our Kawaida’s Journey art work store for other interesting products. If you can’t find what you like, E-Mail us and we try to get it in the real Kawaida design.
OR
DONATE via our NON-PROFIT-PARTNER Kawaida e.V.
If you want to support us with a tax deductible donation (via the German Non-Profit-Organisation Kawaida e.V. , using the bank IBAN: DE68 4306 0967 2007 8606 00, Subject: Cultural Game/ Kawaida’s Journey, Your name and address for a receipt). (transaction cost: 0%)
We develop Kawaida’s Journey for you and people interested in art, culture, East Africa, sustainability and social impact (short: culturability & impact). If you are a student and are scarily far into your overdraft or just don't feel like donating then don't worry. Maybe you could tell a friend about Kawaida’s Journey instead. ☺
Asante sana, thank you!
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Effective date: December 20, 2018
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