Aboriginal youth producing video games

http://otsi.abtec.org/

This is the home page of project developed to teach game design to Aboriginal youth, and have them create a game based on their own context and experience. It was produced in partnership with the Owisokon Lahache of the Kahnawake Survival School. Part of the plan is to empower Aboriginal youth to see themselves as creators and builders, and the other part is to pass on knowledge from elders and preserve stories.

Does this clash? Not sure. Just finding more and more projects that seem to support the idea that Aboriginal designed new media can be an effective teaching tool, and a method of preservation.

 

October 10, 2011   No Comments

Great Arctic hunter game

http://www.sila.nu/pub/swf/tgah/en/index.html
Description: An interactive game whereby you learn about traditional land skills while hunting various animals. As you navigate through the game, you select which season you are hunting in, learn about what animals would be hunted at that time, select your tools, and then select a vantage point and strategy for taking out the animal. Finally, you can learn about how the different parts of the animal are used. It is a useful resource in many ways, especially for students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to engage in hunting activities in real life. It is fairly low-tech in appearance, but the ideas are good. An interesting idea for merging traditional knowledge and digital game-based learning.

September 21, 2011   No Comments