DEADLINE EXTENDED Project 21 - Calling Game Development Studios

(See fully detailed ToRs and High Concept Note of the game in tha attached files)

Project 21 (P21) is an initiative managed by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. The main goal of P21 is to develop and disseminate a serious game on civic education topics such as active citizenship, civic participation, good governance, elections, global citizenship. The game also includes components of Social and Emotional Learning. The game is to be designed for youth in the MENA Region.

The game (with a working name 2121) is based on a story that takes place in the near future (100 years from now). The backstory features three races: humans, machines (robots) and humanimals. The humans left on Earth are a small group of heroes/survivors who reside in an isolated small area that still provides the environment needed for humans to survive. They live together with a faction of humanimals, who side with them and compete together against the machines.

A team of project managers and topic experts (known as the Core Team) will consult and guide the project in all its phases. The contractor will develop the game itself and ensure the technical maintenance and frequent updates of the game throughout the entire implementation. A team of moderators will manage the community and will require access to the community backend of the game. A team of instructional designers will work on the learning concept in combination with several teams working on the creation of the learning content for the game. A team of digital security experts will consult the contractor on the topic of digital privacy and security.

It is mandatory that the applicant have an administrative and/or team presence in Lebanon