Table game about Tula will develop 100 participants of the hackathon

In Tula, 100 participants of the hackathon “Open Tula: a game journey” will create a board game about the city. The project was launched in the creative industrial cluster “Octava”, told “MK in Tula” in the press service of the Ministry of Tourism of the region.

The hackathon is dedicated to the anniversary dates of Tula. It was organized by the Tourism Development Agency of the Tula region, the Higher Technical School and the Oktava cluster.

Participants will have to go all the way from the idea to the finished prototype. Over the course of a month, teams will remotely learn how to develop the concept of the game, think through game mechanics, select components, assemble prototypes and work on the design. In another month, the authors will present their projects.

The Minister of Tourism of the Tula region Elena Martynova noted that the creation of a tourist product requires serious work, and the task of making a game that will help a large number of people to get acquainted with Tula is ambitious. According to her, such projects allow you to look for non-standard ways to promote the region and turn creative ideas into a concrete result.

Dmitry Barsenkov, General Director of the Oktava cluster, also noted the value of competencies that participants will be able to apply and develop while working on the project.

The winner of the hackathon will receive a prize, and the best development is planned to be tested and implemented. In general, the initiative is implemented within the framework of the national project “Tourism and Hospitality” and the strategy for the development of the tourism industry in the region.