{"id":631,"date":"2021-11-29T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/?p=631"},"modified":"2021-12-02T21:12:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T04:12:25","slug":"project-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/2021\/11\/29\/project-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project Syria is an immersive journalism piece which focuses on the plight of children during the civil war. Nearly one half of Syria\u2019s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps or makeshift housing and some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted in the violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/ss_1d4fded273c9f897f9617f88e5fb9e6cfb489ea0.1920x1080-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-904\" width=\"374\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/ss_1d4fded273c9f897f9617f88e5fb9e6cfb489ea0.1920x1080-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/ss_1d4fded273c9f897f9617f88e5fb9e6cfb489ea0.1920x1080-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/ss_1d4fded273c9f897f9617f88e5fb9e6cfb489ea0.1920x1080-1-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/vreducation\/files\/2021\/12\/ss_1d4fded273c9f897f9617f88e5fb9e6cfb489ea0.1920x1080-1-620x447.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-6310\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Curricular Connections<\/h2><div id=\"ac-6310\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Global and regional conflicts have been a powerful force in shaping our contemporary world and identities.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-6311\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Gameplay Length<\/h2><div id=\"ac-6311\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Less than 30 minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-6312\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Player Comfort Level<\/h2><div id=\"ac-6312\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Moderate<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-6313\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Walkthrough of Program<\/h2><div id=\"ac-6313\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ProjectSyria Trailer\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2KG0QM9wP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Project Syria: An Immersive Journalism Experience\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yku27o7Z4Bo?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-6314\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Website<\/h2><div id=\"ac-6314\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/491790\/Project_Syria\/\" target=\"_blank\">Project Syria on Steam (steampowered.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-6315\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Cost<\/h2><div id=\"ac-6315\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Free<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Syria is an immersive journalism piece which focuses on the plight of children during the civil war. Nearly one half of Syria\u2019s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. 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