The objective is to survive, adapt, and evolve over generations by learning and passing down new skills and abilities.
| Duration: 40-50 hours Number of players: 1 player/s Materials/ Tools needed: Copy of the game Publisher: Panache Digital Games Language: All Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E1jVWUMQiA |
Short Description
“Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey” is an action-adventure video game that takes players on an evolutionary journey through the history of humankind. In the game, players control a lineage of early hominids as they navigate the challenges of prehistoric Africa. The objective is to survive, adapt, and evolve over generations by learning and passing down new skills and abilities. Players explore a lush and dangerous world, hunt for food, fend off predators, and make choices that shape the course of human evolution. It’s a unique and immersive experience that provides a glimpse into the challenges our early ancestors faced as they struggled for survival and growth.
Educational value/ Learning Objectives:
To know more about the origins of humanity to gain knowledge about how DNA works learn by experiencing gain knowledge about nature and orientation
Recommendations for use:
- For people +16 years old
- Science learning outcomes
Tips and Tricks for Facilitators
How to adapt game for different groups, topics, occasions/needs
Can be played by people or people can watch someone playing it or just videos of it, together with the explanation of the desired learning
Feedback questions
What have you learned about humanity?
What have you learned about nature?
What were the key elements in the game in order to succeed?
What skills can you improve while playing this game?
What would you do in that situation?
Further discussion topics
How is the game experience related to your life?
How would your life expectation change living the life pictured in the game?
