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World Rescue game
Liang
Sanya
Meet interesting characters
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World Rescue game
Liang
Sanya
Play on a beautfiul world map
World Rescue
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World Rescue review by Children's Technology Review
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Meet interesting characters
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Help People
World Rescue game
Liang
Sanya
Play on a beautfiul world map
World Rescue
World Rescue review by Children's Technology Review
Meet interesting characters
Help manage
Learn on subjects
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Through fast-paced gameplay set in Kenya, Norway, Brazil, India, and China, players meet and help five young heroes and help them solve global problems—such as displacement, disease, deforestation, drought, and pollution—at the community level.

Gameplay

Drag and Drop feature on Touch Enabled Devices.

Context

In 2014, UNESCO MGIEP launched its first international Gaming Challenge, inviting proposals for video games that promote peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. The challenge received 104 entries from 36 countries, including 32 inter-country collaborations. In October 2015, after a rigorous process of mentoring by our internationally acclaimed Jury, World Rescue was chosen as the winning game design document.

Target group

Benefits

Players will learn about the UNSDGs, and 21st century development challenges in different parts of the world. The game features five characters from diverse parts of the world—India, China, Norway, Brazil, and Kenya. With culturally relevant and research-based storytelling and art, World Rescue offers a bird’s eye view into the food, environment, society and culture through gameplay.

Trivia

WINNER of UNESCO MGIEPS’s ‘The Gaming Challenge’

Experience a STORY that is based on real-world scenarios and research and explores topics such as deforestation, famine, drought, displacement.

Price

Free for non-commercial purpose.

Number of players

1 player

Number of moderators

no moderator

Duration

15-30 minutes

Materials

Curriculum is being created by UNESCO MGIEP

Languages

Technical requirements

Smartphones running Android or iOS with at least 1GB RAM

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