This document outlines a project called CreativeCulture that aims to develop a game design and computational thinking program through participatory studies involving communities in Malaysian Borneo. The objectives are to 1) develop an adaptable CreativeCulture Lab program and resources to promote learning through design, 2) design and implement pilot participatory studies in Sarawak involving stakeholders, and 3) facilitate, capture and evaluate the experience and learning outcomes to refine the program. Key deliverables include the CreativeCulture Lab blueprint, identification and training of ambassadors, and an online hub to host resources. The program will benefit students, teachers, communities and telecenters.

1. CreativeCulture
Creative and Participatory
Transcultural Practices and Problem Solving
Through Game Design and Computational Thinking
NEWTON UK-SEA
AHRC – MoHE
23rd Jan 2017 – 22nd Jan 2019

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4. Design Thinking through Playful and
Gameful Practices
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12. CreativeCulture
• Creative and Participatory
• Transcultural Practices and Problem Solving
• Through Game Design and Computational
Thinking

13. Objective 1
To collaboratively:
• develop a game design and computational thinking programme (CreativeCulture Lab)
• that will make game design and development accessible to teachers and students,
• promoting transcultural and trans-disciplinary 'learning by designing’
Key deliverables:
• Adaptable/adoptable CreativeCulture Lab blueprint and toolkits to be developed and
validated,
• ambassadors/champions from the pilot locations to be identified and trained and
• an online Hub that will host the CreativeCulture resources (tools, case studies, game-
based outcomes from the community) to be developed.

14. Objective 2
To design and implement participatory studies, involving the local, rural and indigenous
communities in Malaysian Borneo (learners and teachers). 2 stages:
• Mock up a lab that will involve a small number of participants, which will inform…
• The final pilot participatory study in the different sites in Sarawak, involving larger
number of stakeholders and participants.
Key deliverables:
• CreativeCulture Lab to be carried out as an extra-curricular at the telecentres,
• Feasibility studies carried out to inform the larger scale deployment in stage 2.

15. Objective 3
To facilitate, capture and evaluate
• experience,
• learning outcomes and
• transferability of the creative approach towards refining the adaptable CreativeCulture
blueprints
Key deliverables:
• Analysis of lessons learnt and
• Finalised CreativeCulture Lab blueprint(s) for adoption and adaptation.

16. Beneficiaries
• Students/learners (age 8 – 16) – Borneo + Coventry
• Remote tele-sessions
• Transcultural, transnational
• Teachers
• Training-for-trainers programme at the base hub (UNIMAS)
• Local communities
• Exposure
• Potential socioeconomic value
• Cultural applications
• Telecentres
• Extend function – facilitate creative learning

18. Thursday 16th and Friday 17th
• Looking at the requirements and timeline in more detail
• Design sprints – draft CreativeCulture programme
• Map methods, workshops, toolkits
• Online Hub
• Sample some play sessions?
• Main aim – Draft CreativeCulture Programme to be further developed
and tested.