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The project, led by the German Nexus Institute, explores tools for citizen participation in a playful way. Wegesrand receives a grant of 3,35 MSEK (289,914 EUR) and is responsible for the development of interactive, playful tools for the visualisation of information collected by the citizens of the city of Arnsberg (crowd sourced).
"TheaDiPolis" is an interdisciplinary project that brings together citizens, urban planners and artists to strengthen and rethink participatory urban planning in Arnsberg. Through interactive formats, including in theatres and public spaces, citizen participation projects collect the needs and visions of residents and make them accessible via a participation app and public interactive screens. This data is visualised in engaging and playful 3D models to encourage increased citizen participation in urban development.
The project is embedded in a research project of the Nexus Institute and the University of Lübeck (Germany). All tools and code libraries created are the subject of educational and interactive tools and products. In this way, the project contributes to the production pipeline of educational tools developed by Wegesrand.
Wegesrand's CEO, Thorsten Unger, comments:
"With "TheaDiPolis" we have reached another milestone on our way to transform more and more businesses at Wegesrand into products and services. At the same time, we are participating in a project with very interesting partners when it comes to research in the field of future interaction and learning technologies.
Wicket Gaming's CEO, Eric de Basso, comments:
"We are very pleased to see that Wegesrand continues to build on its reputation as a top developer of interactive playful tools. The received grant will help fund further research and development allowing for an even stronger service and product offering going forward.
For further information, please contact:
Eric de Basso, CEO, Wicket Gaming AB
E-mail: eric@wicketgaming.com
Phone: +46 70 780 52 00
About Wicket Gaming
Wicket Gaming is a Swedish gaming and digital education company consisting of two verticals, Games and EdTech. Within the Games vertical, the business idea is based on developing and distributing free-to-play games ("F2P") within mobile games for Android and iOS. Within EdTech, the Company focuses on developing products in genres such as Game-based Learning and Serious Games, it is in these areas that Wicket Gaming has identified the greatest synergies between the Company's two verticals.
For more information, see Wicket Gaming's website www.wicketgaming.com
About Wegesrand
Wegesrand is a provider of interactive educational products, with a focus on playfulness. The company is a multi-awarded supplier of high quality learning solutions in the field of gamification, serious games and game-based-learning, including interactive experiences for museums, K12 school education and corporate learning applications. www.wegesrand.net