LTTC Games as a Solution for Social Issues

Objectives:

• To learn how to use the tool gamification in youth projects
• To involve participates in the development of a new creative resource (board games and simulations)
• To support cooperation mechanisms among different stakeholders
• Share among youth workers and partners common concerns about issues of conflict, conflict management, migration, and prejudice, exchange good practices and tool

The structure:

TC 1, Berlin, Germany 30.10-07.11.2021

The first activity will be focusing on different kinds of educational games and simulations, and how to use them in the field of NFE, during their work. During the TC participants will work in groups to design their own games. They will investigate what makes existing games a success before making choices about what to make for their own game.

Homework stage

After the first TC, participants will have the “Homework” stage, during which they will need to organize an activity for local youth, where they will present the game, which they created during the TC. After the game, the evaluation of the process will be organized, where the participants of the game will be able to share their impressions, learning outcomes, and ideas of improvement of the game. The results of the reflection will be shared with other participants of TC in the digital forms, and during the second TC, it will be discussed.

TC 2 Ukraine, Sumy 13.06 - 21.06.2022

The second activity is a continuation of the first part, but it will be dedicated to exploring the method of simulation games in order to enable the participants to use it in their work. In order to successfully reach this goal, we do not only want to demonstrate the variety of different formats of simulation games but also breed enthusiasm among the participants concerning the method, by letting them experience it. Moreover, by the end of TC participants will create their own simulation game.