15 Location-Based Games
 Gamify Your City Future!

Enter Africa © Brook Getachew

What does the future of your city look like? And who determines the parameters for change?

For the last year, interdisciplinary teams in 15 African countries thought about their own visions for their cities and turned them into game experiences. Playable on mobile phones, 15 location-based games have been created. They are made for everybody interested to actively anticipate and engage with their cities’ transformation and to get to know their city from a new perspective.

Get inspired in creative hubs in Kampala. Restore the power of communication in Yaounde. Defeat dangers for the environment in Accra. While exploring the cities and interacting with other people, you tackle the challenges and find creative solutions in a playful way.

The games have been created by interdisciplinary teams in several game labs, guided and supported by gamification experts Christoph Deeg and Roman Rackwitz as well as the experience/game designers Bethlehem Anteneh and Dagmawi Bedilu.

The location-based games will be launched son 10 August 2019. On this page, we introduce the teams and their stories and direct you via QR-codes directly to the games. Visit the 15 cities and follow the development of their playful solutions to everyday challenges!

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Find the QR-codes under the following pages or here.

Andy and the Mask of Light © Steven Tu

Dakar, Senegal
 Ady and the Mask of Light

Access to drinking water is the topic of the location-based game from Dakar, Senegal. As a player, your goal is to save the city’s water management.
Arada © Steven Tu

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 Arada - The Quest for Omniscience

In "Arada", the team from Addis Ababa addresses one of the most urgent issues in Ethiopia: The question of identity. 
The Chronicles of Klinu © Steven Tu

Accra, Ghana
 Chronicles of Klinu

The game from Accra deals with the environmental burdens of garbage and pollution. As space commander Klinu, the player has to defeat a monster made of e-waste. 
Ilagik © Steven Tu

Kigali, Rwanda
 Ilagik

Join the quest of Ruganzu, an exiled prince who's striving to revive ILAGIK, his home kingdom that endured a total invasion of the KASHA raiders led by KIGWE, the Mindset Monster. 
Land Markz © Steven Tu

Windhoek, Namibia
 Land Markz

Imagine the city of Windhoek is invaded by aliens - the natural order is disturbed and thus four spirits have been awakened. To the city's dismay, the Planner (a homeless boy from Katutura) possesses a fragment of weapons hidden behind codes - strong enough to send the aliens away. Can you protect the City?
Lokole © Steven Tu

Kinshasa, DR Congo
 Lokole

Be it as an environmental superhero, policeman or bonobo expert, the Kinshasa game will take you to 5 different locations in Kinshasa that will show you the true face of the city. "Lokole" sends a message to its players - a warning signal that calls for action.
225 Quest © Steven Tu

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
 225 Quest

The location-based game “225 Quest” takes you on an adventure through Abidjan. Guided by the spirit Nanan, you go on a quest for five elements to protect the city.
Ongola Land © Steven Tu

Yaoundé, Cameroon
 Ongola Land

Yaoundé in 2500: People have lost the ability to communicate beyond their "Congo Talker" technology. Someday this system and thus the entire communication of the society breaks down - it can only be restored through a journey into the past.
Origin © Steven Tu

Lomé, Togo
 Origin – The Rise of Dzitri

In the game from Lomé, Edoh takes you on a journey to historic places in the city to revive the spirit of Dzitri. Solve puzzles together with Edoh in different locations and learn facts about facts from Lomé's past in order to fight against oblivion. 
Revival © Steven Tu

Kampala, Uganda
 Revival

In Uganda's Capital Kampala, young, innovative people from across the country come together. How can their talents flourish in the best way? The location-based game "Revival" takes the player to the city's most creative, inspiring places. 
 
Sankofa © Steven Tu

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Sankofa

The energy sector represents the main challenge of the game based on the location of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Riwen, a young prince, returns to his country and must fight the evil SonamOS who leads an organization that slows down the country's energy production and distribution. A game that responds to the need to adapt to the context of globalization while respecting historical and cultural roots.
#This is Lagos © Steven Tu

Lagos, Nigeria
 #This is Lagos

By playing this game, you will get to learn all about the beauty of Lagos which encompasses its rich history and potential, as well as its struggles with overcrowding and traffic.
Unleash © Steven Tu

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
 Unleash

This game will encourage you to grow as a person, while teaching you about the rich history of the city of Dar Es Salaam.
Unplugged 2121 © Steven Tu

Nairobi, Kenya
 UNPLUGGED 2121 - CONQUER THE ENEMY WITHIN

In the action-packed location-based game from Nairobi, the players get to save the city from a deadly virus that has infected the society and its systems.
Walk With Me © Steven Tu

Johannesburg, South Africa
 Walk with Me

Jozi, Joburg or simply „Town“– Johannesburg has many names, but none of them is actually as fitting as “eGoli”. eGoli, Zulu for “Gold”, sums up in one word the whole evolution of one of the biggest, most vibrant cities on the African continent.
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