The BabelAR game has been developed for pupils aged between 7 and 12 years. This game helps pupils to see the value of all languages, especially their home languages. The game is designed to activate their linguistic knowledge. During the game, pupils work together to help a little alien creature named Babel who has sadly lost all of his language knowledge and has been separated from his tribe. Pupils help Babel to collect pieces of his memory and to find his family. BabelAR can be played in/with fourteen languages. Playing this game will develop pupils’ language awareness playfully and interactively, and will foster curiosity about multiple languages. Teachers will enjoy BabelAR as a means of raising awareness of multilingualism in the classroom and its value within education.
Credits
Concept & coordination : Wim Forceville
Concpet & Gamedev: Thomas Meynen https://studiowaterzooi.com/press/#projects
Awards
- Gold winner in Henry van de Velde Awards 2022
- Second prize Europees Talenlabel 2021
- Nomination Belgian Game Awards 2021
- Nomination Leeuwarder Courant Awards 2021
