Velinrad as a Quest – Young People Turn the Resort into an Adventure

Digital Game Turns Cultural Heritage into Exploration and Experience

Velinrad is embarking on a new, different path – towards an experience where cultural heritage is not just told, but discovered, explored, and lived. This is happening through the project of the Father Paisiy-1893 Community Center - Velinrad, "The City as a Quest: A Game for Cultural Heritage and Youth Participation," which aims to create a digital game presenting the city in a modern and engaging way.

• The initiative is based on the idea that young people should not just be participants, but creators – revealed to "Zname" Dr. Silvena Bayrakova, chairwoman of the community center. - They will develop missions, riddles, and routes inspired by key figures, stories, and symbols of Velinrad, thus contributing to a new interpretation of the local cultural heritage.

The first three creative workshops have already taken place. Moreover – they provided a strong start to the entire process. Students from St. St. Cyril and Methodius Secondary School and Hristo Botev Primary School actively participated, discussing significant places and figures and beginning to develop the first ideas for game missions. During the meetings, participants worked in teams, exchanged ideas, and turned them into concrete proposals for the game.

• Thus, the city begins to reveal itself in a new way – not as static information, but as an experience that is sought, solved, and lived – Dr. Bayrakova is pleased. - The project gives young people the opportunity not only to get to know their hometown better but also to develop teamwork skills, creative thinking, and content creation.

More meetings and activities are planned that will build on what has been started and lead to the creation of a completed digital game, accessible to residents and visitors of Velinrad.

The current project is being implemented thanks to Lidl Bulgaria's largest social responsibility initiative "You and Lidl", in partnership with the Civic Initiatives Workshop Foundation and the Bulgarian Donors Forum.

Source: Zname.info