Lousada & Porto, Portugal
SOCIAWARE in Portugal: Lousada and Porto
In the third mobility abroad, participants made cultural and industry visits in Lousada and Porto.
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Erasmus+ Project
Social inclusion through game software
Game design and development training, learning mobilities in four countries and a certificate for young people aged 18–29.
40
participants aged 18–29
4
countries: Türkiye, Germany, France, Portugal
184
hours of online training
80%
attendance earns a free certificate
Project
Opening a new door for young people through game software
SOCIAWARE was designed to bring the opportunities of the digital games industry to disadvantaged young people. The project aims to raise the technical quality of digital games made in Europe, reduce regional gaps in game software skills across the European Union and turn young people's interest in the field into qualified employment.
- 40 young people from Türkiye, Germany, France and Portugal
- 184 hours of online training with experts from Bahçeşehir University
- One-week learning mobilities in four countries
Training
Training modules
Game culture and design
Genres, gameplay mechanics and writing a design document.
Storytelling
Scriptwriting, characters and world-building.
2D game art
Concept art, sprites and interface design.
3D game art and modelling
Modelling, texturing and lighting with Blender.
Development with Unity and Unreal
Programming, scenes and gameplay in game engines.
3D animation and cinematography
Character animation, camera work and cut-scene language.
Game psychology
Player motivation, experience and interaction design.
XR technologies and publishing
Virtual/augmented reality and getting a game ready to publish.
Mobilities
Four countries, one team
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01
Türkiye
The coordinating country. 25 participants came from Türkiye; online training was run by Bahçeşehir University.
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02
France
Digital workshops, ISART Digital, the Louvre and the Turkish Embassy in Paris.
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03
Germany
Crytek workshops, Deloitte and Cisco visits, MÜSİAD Hessen experience sharing.
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04
Portugal
The Romanesque Route in Lousada, a game software centre in Porto and Includoteca in Lixa.
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SOCIAWARE in Germany: the Frankfurt mobility
During the Germany mobility, participants joined workshops at Crytek, visited Deloitte and Cisco, and toured the IT fair at Goethe University.
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SOCIAWARE in France: the Paris mobility
For the France leg of the project, participants joined digital workshops and organisation visits in Paris from 8 to 13 October.
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