NewsArcade- Seriously Play the News (no: 101060250)

Target: Bringing together journalism and news consumption closely by means of gamification as an educational approach to improve young adults’ news literacy, and critical thinking skills and thus, tackle disinformation and the challenges faced by media companies.

Activities:

• User Requirements and Game Design
• Development of the NewsArcade Authoring format and tool MVP
• Experiments with publishers, cross-sector scale-up investigations in the educational and museum sector and pilotings to improve the format and tool
• Release of the final NewsArcade Authoring tool
• Drafting a White Paper
• Online course for journalists
• Business plan to attract early adopters
• Awareness campaigns and participation in events
• Dissemination and Communication
• Sustainability and Impact Assessment

Duration: September 2022- August 2024​

Funding: Creative Europe Programme - Innovation Lab

Website: www.newsarcade.eu