Game-Based Cultural Storytelling: Exploring and Extending Culture Through Games | VESCE, FREDEEN
0Delivered at Casual Connect USA, July 2014
In the modern era, there has been increasing concern that the rapidly changing and digitally infused nature of life in the 21st Century has resulted in youth becoming increasing disconnected from the classic stories and wisdom of their elders. To help address this challenge E-Line Media and the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, a pioneering Alaska Native social service organization, have partnered to develop a portfolio of games designed to celebrate, share and extend cultures, especially those under-represented in digital games. The first game being released in this genre is called Never Alone (Kisima Initchunna), an atmospheric puzzle platform game for consoles and PC. This panel will explore the unique partnership between leading game designers and indigenous elders and storytellers and social entrepreneurs.