phase 2

THE DOOR OF BELIEF

“Gamification to comprehend the religious diversity of Zuozhen.”

After a series of field trips and literature reviews, we found that the religious culture of Zuozhen is very comprehensive and has high cultural compatibility. Therefore, we chose it as our theme and designed a board game in our suitcase combined with local scenes to carry out a Zuozhen Religious Journey.

It is worth mentioning that this board game requires mutual collaboration between religions and achieves victory by completing puzzles together. In this game, we use various ways to encourage players to understand the behavior of different religions. It also symbolizes that there is no good or bad faith, what we need to know is respect. By helping each other, we can make lives better. That is the core message we want to get across: The diversity of beliefs has contributed to the distinctiveness of the Zuozhen.

Field Study

“Diverse and Inclusive of the Religious Culture”

There are three main religions in Zuozhen: Buddhism/ Taoism, Christianity, and Ancestral Spirituality. All religions have their featured history and customs. They are all different but co-existence. It is only in such a vibrant and inclusive environment that the significance of heritage can be enhanced.

“Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Siraya Culture”

“Culture interpretation – Art is a good media to tell the legends.”

Design Thinking Workshops

Capture the useful data from the field trips.

Brain-steaming the creative ideas.

Make design ideas systematic and feasible.

“From the cultural heritage to the historical interpretation, form the core concept of our design.”

The data we collect through field trips covered a wide range of topics, from daily life and local characteristics to geographical distribution, religious traditions, and more. Therefore, a more systematic and efficient process can help us to determine the direction of the design. Then, we went through the Design Thinking process and found that we had gathered the most comprehensive information on religious culture. Since we have defined the main issues, the following steps were smoother.

Our design aims to present the Religious Diversity culture of the Zuozhen and promote its inclusiveness and harmony. Designed to increase interactive experience through gamification, the board game is played collaboratively, encouraging elders to share their stories and experiences while learning about other religious cultures.

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