Serious game on opposition and resistance by young people in the GDR
“We always want to be good, because that’s the only way they like us”, sang the punk band Feeling B in the mid-1980s, expressing both the spirit of opposition to the GDR state and the repression of rebellious young people.
The project is dedicated to the opposition of young people in the last years of the GDR and presents the topic in the form of a serious game for young people aged 14 and over (8th grade). The game enables players to independently and playfully gain experience of civil courage, protest and resistance by young people in a dictatorship and to relate this to their present in a democracy and the future, thus gaining their own orientation for action. It will be produced in an edition of 200 game boxes and distributed free of charge to multipliers (schools, institutions of political education). At the same time, a DIY version (Do-It-Yourself) is being developed, which can be downloaded and assembled independently using templates and instructions. The game is complemented by educational materials that explain how to use it and present in-depth teaching materials. A rental system allows the game to be used beyond the end of the project. To reach the target group, educational institutions are specifically addressed, and the project is accompanied by nationwide public relations work and a social media campaign.
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