“Street Edventures”, exploring language through street art
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Abstract
Graffiti and all kinds of public art interventions (street art) are active elements of the identity of urban space. For many, the aforementioned are perceived as a form of "art tools" that facilitate freedom of expression in the public space, a means of communication between people. The idea of the project "Street Edventures" is based on the dynamic of the urban environment use as a common place for learning, knowledge acquisition and enhancement of children's creativity on a daily basis. The project (existing as a “game design document”) is designed as a series of linguistic exercises related to the understanding and practice of grammar, spelling and more using as a core stimulus: graffiti slogans on the walls of urban neighborhoods. For street art works without a written message (therefore no text for processing), the game suggests storytelling exercises to enhance writing and speech. The game will be designed for primary school children whose native language is Greek and / or for children who learn Greek as a second language. The “Street Edventures” game prototype was developed during the first year of my master. The idea is to turn it into a digital game as an application or as an e-platform for educational purposes. The first version is developed using as stimuli examples of the French language.
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- THEMATIC FIELD ΙΙ & ΙΙΙ The multimodal intersection of urban and educational spaces & The city as a learning environment
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