Games 4 US!

Games 4 US! Project, is developed about game based learning, gamification and game design. The project’s general aim is integration the disciplines of game based learning/gamification/game design to Youth Works by according to this; increasing youth work’s quality and acquiring new dimensions in youth work. As a summary you can take a look to general view within 6W, 1H questions; WHAT? >Games 4 US! Project is prepared under Erasmus+ KA1 Youth Worker’s Mobility/Training Course programme. General aim of the Project is, increasing the skills, knowledge and competences of youth workers/trainers/facilitators in the field of game based learning, gamification and game design; according to these abilities, aim to increase and contribute the youth work’s and non-formal educational activity’s qualities. WHY? >The Need’s Analyse is made before the Project development and hereby we discovered that there are lack of new and sustainable techniques in non-formal education activities and youth actions. In this context youth workers are using the same non-formal education techniques and approaches repeated. The Project focused on to design and create new non-formal education techniques and approached and help the youth worker’s to develope their knowledge and skills in this area related to increase the quality of youth works and contribute the shared the treasure of EU in Youth Works. HOW? >There will be 3 Trainer will charge in the Project during 8 days and 8 months in the main activity period. In this period trainer team will help and pioneer the youth workers/trainers in game based learning, gamification and game design. The participants will use their new gained skills and competences in their daily youth works activities, through this way youth workers will contribute the EU Youth Strategies via sustainable new and innovative tools. WHERE? >Project will held in Uşak City TR33 Region, which is located in west of Turkey. WHEN? >Project will start in October, 2016 and will forecast to end in March 2017. The main activity of the Project (training course) will be held between 07 February – 15 February 2017 for 8 days. WHO? >There is a strong and wide partnership in the Project and there are 16 total institutions as public entities and youth NGO’s from 12 different country from EU and neighbour countries in the project. 30 Youth Workers and trainers will attend to main activity in the Project and 10 of them will be disabled and disadvantage youngsters. WHOM? >Project is designed for youth workers who wants to develop their skills/knowledge/comptences in the field of game based learning, gamification and game design. Generally, by this Project we contribute the youth workers to develop new non-formal education techniques and approached via sustainable activities by theirselves and they will find a chance to design and implement these new techniques. According to general impact of the project there may pioneer excellence of innovation in youth works with disadvantage young people.