At Googaz we are looking for the society to lend a hand in order to build an ethical, fair and sustainable world, where people’s lives are at the centre. For this, it is important to know what is happening nowadays and to make known the objectives that we have to achieve as a society, raising people’s awareness so that they are more aware and can act by contributing their grain of sand and changing the reality with the aim of achieving a better future.
We have introduced a technological component without losing the presence and being in contact with society, with a special focus on young people. We have sought a mixed format, combining virtual reality and a dynamic of reflection. Virtual reality is a tool that provides an immersive experience. It produces greater interest and attention, stimulates interaction, increases levels of knowledge retention and favours engagement and the development of skills and competences.
Googaz has three phases:
- Googaz Design: a hackathon held last September where students from different vocational training centres in teams created a GDD (Game Design Document) that will serve as the basis for the development of a virtual reality game. The aim is to raise awareness among other young people about SDG 5: Gender Equality.
- Googaz Create: a competition that starts with Googaz design (with the GDD) and ends in March. Students from vocational schools, in teams, must develop a half-hour virtual reality game that addresses the theme of SDG 5: Gender Equality. The winning game of this competition will be the one that will be taken to the municipalities of the Basque Country in the next edition of Googaz Play, thus raising awareness among more young people.
- Googaz Play: Googaz Play will be present in the different municipalities with a 40-minute dynamic. During the first 20 minutes, the participants will live an immersive experience with the virtual reality glasses (the game that addresses gender equality) and in a second part of another 20 minutes they will reflect together, identifying and sharing conclusions and lessons learned on the subject.
