World Reborn
Adventure Game for Activism
World Reborn is the first adventure game for activism, combining graphic novel-style storytelling with advanced augmented reality (AR) technology. In collaboration with Wicked Saints studio, we developed a mobile game that encourages players to address social issues like bullying and prejudice, both in-game and in real life. The project enables players to become heroes who contribute to positive social change through interactive stories and real-life missions.
Challenge
The goal was to create a game that goes beyond entertainment and actively motivates players to take positive social actions.
We needed to build a platform combining interactive storytelling with real-world missions to tackle social issues such as bullying and discrimination.
It was crucial to leverage augmented reality (AR) technology to create an immersive experience that motivates players to act in real life.
What we accomplished:
- The goal was to create a game that provides both entertainment and education, empowering players to become heroes in the real world.
- We aimed to develop a platform combining adventure and activism to inspire players to drive positive change in their communities.
- The project sought to establish a new genre of games that empower and motivate players to address real-world social challenges.
Results:
World Reborn successfully bridged gaming and activism, allowing players to gain skills for tackling real-world issues through gameplay. The game attracted widespread attention and demonstrated that games can promote positive social change. The integration of augmented reality technology provided an interactive and realistic experience that motivated players to take action in real life.
Technology
The mobile application was developed using the Unity engine and enhanced with Niantic Lightship ARDK for realistic augmented reality. The game’s infrastructure is built on Node.js within the Serverless Framework, hosted on AWS Lambda, ensuring a fast, reliable, and scalable solution. This technological design enables advanced AR features and seamless integration of real-world missions into the game.
- ardk
- serverless
- unity
- aws
- npm
- node
