The Idea of Intervention
Stakeholders:
People with different cultural backgrounds
Platform/medium:
Game
Intention/goal:
The goal of this intervention is to help people find cultural similarities and get an understanding of each other.
Question supporting the intervention:
If people can get an understanding of others from different cultural backgrounds by finding similarities.
Activity/event allowing users to engage:
It is a game about asking questions.
Online version
At this stage, I contacted my stakeholders via the language exchange app so it’s easier for participators to play this game with me. I will ask participants who are from different cultural backgrounds to play this game. They can get one point when they find a similarity. Before the game started, I will ask participators how many points they expect to get and then compare it with the actual points they get after the game. In addition, they will be interviewed about their feeling.
12 Questions
What’s your favourite breakfast?
How many main meals do you have a day?
What time do you eat the main meals of the day?
What birthday traditions do you have?
What meal would you serve if you wanted to help visitors to understand your culture?
How do you celebrate the coming of a new baby?
What are weddings like in your culture?
How do you celebrate the new year?
What time do most of the stores close in your country?
Do you like to take a nap?
Is there any tradition when people move into a new place?
What do you do to stop hiccups?
Offline version
I made these question cards for participators to choose questions randomly.
I will ask participants who are from different cultural backgrounds to play this game. Each person can randomly pick a question card and answer this question with me together. If he/she has a similar answer, he/she can take this card. Every person has 5 chances to pick a card and the winner is the person who has the more cards at last.