Problem/Insight:
Today’s children will enter the workforce around 2030. Although we cannot contemplate exactly what their world will be then, we do know that children and adults will continue to need the basics of social human interaction skills. With AI at its rapid incline where will this leave our children in learning compassion, love and empathy.
Today’s children will enter the workforce around 2030. Although we cannot contemplate exactly what their world will be then, we do know that children and adults will continue to need the basics of social human interaction skills. With AI at its rapid incline where will this leave our children in learning compassion, love and empathy.
Background Trend: AI
AI is on a rapid increase. It is here to liberate us from our routine jobs, and to remind us what makes us human. Embracing AI will allow us more time to be human. More time to Love and to practice compassion and kindness.
AI is on a rapid increase. It is here to liberate us from our routine jobs, and to remind us what makes us human. Embracing AI will allow us more time to be human. More time to Love and to practice compassion and kindness.
Aim: Teach children human gratification through challenges. Target Market: Age 8-14
Company/Organisation: Lead SA Name of mobile game: Bit by Bit
Game Description:
Bit by bit is a mobile app game that encourages and challenges children to give back to their communities within the safe space of their home and school. Children will sign up and will be instructed to create their own profile by drawing a unique, personalised character on their screen, which stimulates creativity. A challenge will then be sent to them. The game uses augmented reality to show the player what their challenge is and where it will take place. The player will be given a time limit to complete the challenge. To ensure they have completed the challenge they will need to upload a video of the challenge (human interaction). Each challenge is allocated points. Children will need to collect a certain amount of points to be able to enter the next set of challenges and to receive their certificate of Level completed.
Bit by bit is a mobile app game that encourages and challenges children to give back to their communities within the safe space of their home and school. Children will sign up and will be instructed to create their own profile by drawing a unique, personalised character on their screen, which stimulates creativity. A challenge will then be sent to them. The game uses augmented reality to show the player what their challenge is and where it will take place. The player will be given a time limit to complete the challenge. To ensure they have completed the challenge they will need to upload a video of the challenge (human interaction). Each challenge is allocated points. Children will need to collect a certain amount of points to be able to enter the next set of challenges and to receive their certificate of Level completed.
The game will consist of 3 levels.
Level 1: Rookie- 30 points. ( Random acts of kindness)
Level 2: Senior- 50 points. (Intermediate acts of kindness)
Level 2: All-Star- 60 points. (Making connections with others)
Level 3: Lead SA Ambassador- 100 points. (Taking own initiative to make change)
Level 1: Rookie- 30 points. ( Random acts of kindness)
Level 2: Senior- 50 points. (Intermediate acts of kindness)
Level 2: All-Star- 60 points. (Making connections with others)
Level 3: Lead SA Ambassador- 100 points. (Taking own initiative to make change)
The challenges will be monitored by LeadSA, when downloading the game an option of player or Organisation will be shown. If an organisation needs help, they can sign up and send through the help they need. Lead SA will in return create challenges for Level 2 and 3 players to complete which will help these organisations. These challenges will be entered in google maps and appear in the areas of the children.
Lead SA will work within the Western Cape. They will be traveling to schools around the areas to explain the initiative as well as on KFM radio. Children are given the opportunity to enter. For each level, they complete a certificate will be sent to them by Lead SA stating that they have completed a certain amount of challenges. This can be useful for children starting and applying to high school.
The Reward: An opportunity to become the next LeadSA Ambassador.
