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TechCamp Istanbul

Develop Games for a Better World

Combatting Climate Change Countering Disinformation Media Literacy/Digital Literacy Women's Empowerment
Istanbul, Turkey View Map
February 25-27, 2022

Participants from

Turkey

Description

The project will bring together game designers, developers, industry mentors, NGO representatives, and education specialists to produce technology solutions in the format of game prototypes and/or communication ideas which will tackle issues in three key areas: Media Literacy/Countering Disinformation, Women’s Empowerment & Gender Based Violence and Environment/Climate Change. The project will consist of two phases/components: an in-person, 3-day workshop and the follow-on programming which will include teams of game developers, artists and designers working on their projects with support from mentors to create games that will be presented to a wide network of NGOs, educational institutions, and online platforms.

Trainer Bios

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Agenda

Friday, 25 February 2022 | TechCamp Day 1

09:00 – 11:00

Registration and Networking

11:00 – 11:25

Welcome and Opening Remarks - U.S. Ambassador Jeff Flake, BAU Rector Prof.Dr. Şirin Karadeniz, BAU Communcations Faculty Dean Prof.Dr. Kemal Süher and BAU Game Design Department Head Dr. Güven Çatak (BAU Galata Campus roof)

11:25 – 11:40

Introduction of the Mentors (12-15 mentors, 1 minute each)

11:40 – 11:55

What is TechCamp/Overview/What to Expect - Jenny Beth Aloys and Sam Gordon, U.S. State Department TechCamp Team

11:55 – 12:00

Opening Photo with U.S. Ambassador Flake

12:00 – 13:30

“Changing Hearts and Minds through Gameplay” Keynote Presentation with Q&A - Prof. Lindsay Grace

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:30

Icebreaker

15:30 – 16:30

NGOs Preliminary Session/Panel – Overview of Topics

NGOs representatives will give a short talk about the issue they’re working on.

  • Empower with Nature (Environment) 20 mins
  • Women in Games (Women’s Empowerment) 20 mins
  • Teyit.org (Disinformation) 20 mins

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 17:30 

Human Centered Design Training  (Share brainstorming tips)

17:30 – 18:30

What’s your challenge: 

Pick a topic below to form teams and work as a group to brainstorm ideas and discuss challenges in the field:

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment and GBV
  • Countering Disinformation

18:30 – 19:30 

Reception/Dinner

Saturday, 26 February 2022 | TechCamp Day 2

9:00 – 10:00

Breakfast

10:00 – 10:15

Morning Announcements

10:15 – 11:45

“Designing Transformational Games: Centering Ourselves, Others, and Society” Keynote Presentation with Q&A - Susan Rivers

11:45 – 12:00

Short Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00

Interactive Discussion with Local Trainers - (choose one trainer)

  • Dr. Çakır Aker (Psychology for Game Design)

  • Dr. Tirşe Filibeli (Contemporary New Media Topics)

  • Oytun Kal (XR Gaming)

13:00 – 14:00

Interactive Discussion with Local Trainers – (choose one trainer)

  • Tuna Pamir & Atakan Cankorur (Game Design Pipeline)

  • Dr. Yavuz Samur (Educational Game Design)

  • Tuğba Çanşalı (Learning with Games)

14:00 – 15:00

Lunch Break

15:00 – 15:30

Kickstart of the Ideathon with case studies from NGOs accompanied by trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

15:30 – 16:30

Ideathon in teams with NGOs and trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:30

Ideathon continues in teams with NGOs and trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

18:30 – 19:30

Dinner

Sunday, 27 February 2022 | TechCamp Day 3

09:30 – 10:30

Breakfast

10:30 – 10:45

Morning Announcements

10:45 – 13:30

Ideathon continues in teams with NGOs and trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 – 16:30

Participant Presentations - Each group conducts 10 min presentation and receives 5 mins feedback from NGOs and Mentors 

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

14:30 – 18:30

Participant Presentations - Each group conducts 10 min presentation and receives 5 mins feedback from NGOs and Mentors 

18:30 – 18:45

Follow-on Announcement and Surveys - Jenny Beth Aloys and Sam Gordon, U.S. State Department TechCamp Team

18:45 – 19:00

Closing Remarks, Certificates, and Photo - David Panetti and Dr. Güven Çatak
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