A gentle, gamified storytelling experience that helps refugees rebuild a sense of belonging through connection.
A group project for the Master Digital Design at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Timeline:
8 weeks
This project is a three-layer, gamified storytelling experience designed to foster connection and belonging for the staff of A Beautiful Mess, a restaurant by The Refugee Company that employs over 50 people with refugee and immigrant backgrounds.
Role:
Concepting,
Branding, Pacakging
Deliverables:
Concept, Physical & Digital Prototypes
Listeners write down how they connected
Listener's notes
The Three Layers
Design Process Overview
Players roll two dice, one representing a theme and the other a scenario, and share a story based on the combination
Archive
Players add stories to a shared archive that can be looked back on
Dice
Desk Research
Home & Displacement
Design Challenge
Foster belonging for refugee staff
Insight
Home is not only physical but also in memories, rituals, stories
Interviews & Talks
Researchers, Refugees
Insight
Forced connection is uncomfortable
Storytelling Concept
Personal memories become collective belonging
Three-layer experience
Dice - Listener's Notes - Archive
Testing
Prompted questions, dice game
Visual Output
Branding, Packaging, Game guide
Outcome
A gentle, gamified experience that rebuilds belonging through connection
Insight
Restaurant feels like home,
Storytelling to connect
Field Research
Mezrab, Exhibitions,
A Beautiful Mess
The team's progress
Concept flyers
Testing
Brainstorming
This was a group project and my main focus was on the branding and packaging of the game
Branding & Packaging
Color Palette - inspired by the interior of A Beautiful Mess
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Dice Content
Scenario
family
friend
favorite memory
funny story
i miss
childhood
Theme
food / drink
smell
person
sound / music
place
ritual / tradition
Foldable Guide
Rules
Dice Guide
Packaging Box
Color tests
Elements inspired by the restaurant's logo
Final Version
