A UN agency has taken an innovative approach in its commissioning of an app that is a great educational resource, communicating the issues championed by organisation to the next generation of change makers.
Created and developed for UNHCR by ACW, a UK-based design agency, ‘MY LIFE AS A REFUGEE’ lets players contemplate the same life-changing decisions refugees make in a true-to-life quest to try to survive, reach safety, reunite with loved ones and re-start their lives.
After selecting a character, players face a series of tough decisions and chance events in a quest to reach safety, reunite with loved ones and rebuild their lives.
The role play revolves around three main characters who have been displaced and separated from their families. Months or years of narrative are compressed into each of the stories. Players have to make decisions along the way in order to reach safety.
The three stories are based on the real-life experiences of millions of refugees fleeing war or persecution. The events and outcome of each story depend on the decisions that the player makes, resulting in a potentially different experience every time.
The app aims to build empathy and marshal public support by reminding people that refugees are forced to flee war or persecution to save their lives.
Source: UNHCR
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