JOINclusion

JOINclusion is intended to foster the social inclusion of ALL children primary school students (with particular attention to those with a migrant background) through the use of a collaborative mobile application. This tool, designed by psychologists specializing in the field, aims to develop empathy learning scenarios strengthening the impact of their use. The scenarios are designed to promote dialogue between participants and facilitate channels to express themselves, promoting integration. Both the game and its scenarios are designed based on schools needs, involving end-users since early stages of the project development. Furthermore, the collaborative serious game is boosted by machine learning techniques conceived to enhance user experience and optimize its efficiency as a tool promoting prosociality through personalisation based on affect detection. The interactions with the collaborative serious game is also designed to encourage self-reflection and post-game interaction among the members of the targeted groups (children with and without a migrant background) while, for children at risk of exclusion, it promotes reassurance to encourage them to learn to act as equal members of their new community and find their place in society.

Consortium - Partners:

• Universiteit Maastricht (Netherlands)
• Fondazione Mondo Digitale (Italy)
• Universita Degli Studi Napoli Federico II (Italy)
• University of West Attica (Greece)
• Odyssea (Greece)
• Cooperatie UWC Maastricht (Netherlands)