Go-N-Ramallah Go-N-Ramallah Promoting tourism & cultural awareness through mobile storytelling gamesPromoting tourism & cultural awareness through mobile storytelling games#TechCamp Ramallah, Groups 12 & 13, August 2013#TechCamp Ramallah, Groups 12 & 13, August 2013

Problem StatementProblem Statement

How to use mobile storytelling to promote tourism and represent Palestine culturally and

historically to locals and foreigners

Issues addressedIssues addressed

How to promote Palestine’s culture and history to the outside world and promote tourism

How to represent the true story of Palestine

How to encourage youth to learn more about the real historical places in Palestine

How to encourage Palestinians to know more about the villages, thereby empowering the locals

How to build awareness of the suffering due to occupation

SolutionSolution

Prototype:Prototype:Go-N-RamallahGo-N-Ramallah

a mobile storytelling game that promotes tourism a mobile storytelling game that promotes tourism & cultural awareness in Ramallah& cultural awareness in Ramallah

Create mobile storytelling games based on Create mobile storytelling games based on maps, images and stories to encourage locals maps, images and stories to encourage locals

and foreigners to visit places and promote and foreigners to visit places and promote tourism in Palestinetourism in Palestine

DIY mobile storytelling: 7scenesDIY mobile storytelling: 7scenes

The boardgame is the city. The boardgame is the city. Mark points on the map Mark points on the map where key moments of where key moments of gameplay occur. gameplay occur.

DIY mobile storytelling: 7scenesDIY mobile storytelling: 7scenes

Add story elements, such as images, video or Add story elements, such as images, video or audio to each point on the map, adding a layer of audio to each point on the map, adding a layer of cultural or historical narrative to an interactive cultural or historical narrative to an interactive journey.journey.

DIY mobile storytelling: 7scenesDIY mobile storytelling: 7scenes

Add information about the game and build the Add information about the game and build the story part by part. In this case, we introduce the story part by part. In this case, we introduce the city of Ramallah and welcome players to the Go-N-city of Ramallah and welcome players to the Go-N-Ramallah game.Ramallah game.

DIY mobile storytelling: 7scenesDIY mobile storytelling: 7scenes

Add points and labels for each level. For example, Add points and labels for each level. For example, “Tourist” = 0-5 points, “Explorer” = 5-20 points “Tourist” = 0-5 points, “Explorer” = 5-20 points and “Adventurer” = 20 points or more. Each map and “Adventurer” = 20 points or more. Each map point reached attains points.point reached attains points.

DIY mobile storytelling: 7scenesDIY mobile storytelling: 7scenes

Add instructions for starting and ending the game. Add instructions for starting and ending the game. The next few slides display what the gameplay The next few slides display what the gameplay looks like on a mobile. looks like on a mobile.

Go-N-Ramallah: Gameplay Go-N-Ramallah: Gameplay

Push Start to playPush Start to play

Go-N-RamallahGo-N-Ramallah

Once the game starts, an introduction displays, Once the game starts, an introduction displays, along with an overview of the story, map and along with an overview of the story, map and instructions. instructions.

Going to places on the Going to places on the map attains points in map attains points in the game.the game.

Each map point Each map point triggers a cultural or triggers a cultural or historical story.historical story.

As you progress from As you progress from place to place, you place to place, you level up.level up.

Go-N-RamallahGo-N-Ramallah

a mobile storytelling game a mobile storytelling game that promotes tourism & that promotes tourism & cultural awareness in cultural awareness in RamallahRamallah

Thanks to Group 12 & 13 Thanks to Group 12 & 13 ParticipantsParticipants

NGO Participants:Mahmoud Nazzal - Welfare AssociationMuntaser Edaidek - Burj Al-luqluqGeorge Rishmawi - Masar IbrahimSofie Dahl- Danish house (Palestine)Isra Diab - Sharek Youth ForumMohammad Farajeh - TAMWesal Kalil - Youth Artist ForumAyman Awartani - JawwalRiyad Abuznait – Jawwal

Technologists:Ayman AwartaniJosephine Dorado

Go-N-Ramallah Go-N-Ramallah Promoting tourism & cultural awareness through mobile storytelling gamesPromoting tourism & cultural awareness through mobile storytelling games#TechCamp Ramallah, Groups 12 & 13, August 2013#TechCamp Ramallah, Groups 12 & 13, August 2013