Decolonising the Games Curriculum: Interventions in an Introductory Game Design Course

Geyser, Hanli

doi:10.16995/olh.217

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“…The Global South refers broadly to the regions of Latin America, Asia, Oceania and Africa. The terms is ensconced among its other cousins such as "Third World" and "Periphery," to denote regions outside Europe and North America and they are mostly characterised by low-income and more significantly, cultural marginalisation (Geyser, 2018;Dados & Connell, 2012). Culture is the way of life of a people and it consists of norms, beliefs, taboos and overall social and therefore there can be no people without a culture.…”

Section: The Decolonisation Discourse and Indigenous Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The decolonisation process therefore requires the creation of alternative knowledge systems to counter the epistemological hegemony of western and Eurocentric ways of knowing. Geyser (2018) notes that the making of games is inherently a form of knowledge production, and this stance is stressed in de-colonial theory. The aim is not to entirely oust Westernised and Eurocentric worldviews but rather to position Africa at the centre of defining and shaping its own discourses and praxes (Mbembe, 2015).…”

Section: The Decolonisation Discourse and Indigenous Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Decolonising technology in digitizing indigenous games

Madima

2024

IJRBS

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This paper aimed to conserve and digitise indigenous games, making them accessible online, in order to harmonise cultural traditions with modernity. The majority of contemporary youth are exposed to Western entertainment that contradicts African values and traditions. Certain games have had a detrimental impact on society, leading young people to engage in acts of violence, sexual promiscuity, and even self-harm. African youth in pre-colonial times acquired moral principles through instruction from communal elders, who imparted these lessons through the use of moral games. This study contends that the process of digitization can be employed in conjunction with conventional means of knowledge dissemination and conservation to address the void in a societal context where cultural customs are diminishing. The significance of elders, relationships, and the corpus remains paramount. The study aimed to find an Afro-centric approach to digitise traditional games for educational entertainment. The study centred on the Sankofa and Diffusion of Innovation theories. The study employed qualitative case study research methodology to achieve its objective. Information was collected through a document survey. The data underwent thematic analysis. The paper investigated decolonial approaches to safeguard games via social media, applications, and websites. The study concluded that qualitative methodologies are necessary for determining the optimal and economically efficient technologies. Additionally, it emphasised that decolonization necessitates the establishment of alternative knowledge systems to challenge the dominance of Western and Eurocentric epistemology.

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Section: The Decolonisation Discourse and Indigenous Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Decolonisation Discourse and Indigenous Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%