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From our Youth Advisory Team that led the project, made up of young people in the community:
- “I loved knowing I was helping out the planet, and working with the team was lots of fun, hearing peoples’ opinions and learning about each other.”
- “I most appreciated the moments where we as a team effected the big picture of the game, like what the characters would be, what settings would be used, what kind of sexual harassment and gender policy would be engaged. Making these decisions I felt were really important for how the game would be valued by youth and if it would resonate with the real lives of people in Canada.”
- “I got to work with some really great people and it was interesting to see what the process of creating a video game is actually like.”
- “I learned that there are a lot of people out there who are ready to help when the opportunity is given.”
- “I gained strategies for utilizing legislation as an educational tool and how to translate laws into an engaging resource for youth.”
- “I learned to find ways to collaborate ideas. Everyone has different ideas, and it’s important to respect that, and find a mutual ground where you’re able to either mesh ideas together and if not at least make sure to take someone else’s approach into consideration.”
At this stage of the V Game Project:
- 7 diverse young women and young men led project activities as Youth Advisory Team members;
- 52 diverse young women and young men tested and contributed to game content through 4 participatory focus groups;
- 8800 youth-targeted handbills were distributed to 95 schools and service providers across the country to distribute to youth they serve;
- representatives from 3 media outlets attended the media launch on November 25, 2010;
- the English version of the online game received 512 hits between January 26 to June 30, 2011;
- the French version of the online game received 32 hits between January 26 to June 30, 2011;
- the English version of the mobile game received 17,832 hits between January 26 to June 30, 2011; and
- the French version of the mobile game received 1,237 hits between January 26 to June 30, 2011
Last updated: April 20, 2012
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