What if everyone can take part in saving lives? No matter your background or where you’re located, as long as you got the drive and the passion to take a stand, you can help humanitarian organizations in combatting the first 72 hours after a disaster.
Gaming For Life is the real-time gamification of a disaster relief operation. By applying game mechanics to the humanitarian context, its aims to engage the local community and general public in rebuilding the region struck by disaster.
Local community will be deployed as first assessors who will collect data about the disaster impact. This approach bridges the time slack of sending representatives to the field, while reaping the benefits of local infrastructure knowledge. Moreover, it empowers the local community by actively involving them during relief operations.
Collected data will be made accessible through an open source platform, boosting transparency about the circumstances. It creates a space for the general public to support humanitarian organizations in setting up the best resource mobilization strategy. Participants will be divided into teams that will compete against each other in coming up with the best relief strategy during a race against time.
By providing a platform for collaboration and simple game rules, Gaming For Life wants to create a safe space where everyone can become heroes.