Video game uses the power of minoritised ethnic voices to tell story of sustainable Scotland
Published: 19 May 2023
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The first video game to amplify Minoritised Ethnic voices and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Scotland’s sustainable future.
The University of Glasgow has launched a first of its kind video game that amplifies Minoritised Ethnic people’s voices and the role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Scotland’s sustainable future.
‘SEvEN - Seven Voices, One Future’ was co-developed by a research team led by Dr Mark Wong (Senior Lecturer in Public Policy & Research Methods), partnering with Glasgow-based tech start-up Education Evolved, Ethnic Minority Environmental Network, digital designer The Floating Designer, and Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab.
It is supported by ‘Innovators Assemble’ (INASSEM), an academic-industry-community partnership that promotes gaming and game development as a pathway for researchers to pursue innovation and further academics’ engagement with industry and communities.
Set in the Western Scottish Highlands in the year 2045, SEvEN features the ‘voices’ of seven Minoritised Ethnic people. Players will interact with seven narratives and mini-games, based on real-life climate actions led by Minoritised Ethnic-led organisations and initiatives across Scotland.
The characters in the game are voiced by and created in the likeness of real Minoritised Ethnic people in Scotland.
Read the story on Glasgow University news
First published: 19 May 2023