Calling Game Development Studios

• Country: Lebanon
• Summary: Calling Game Development Studios
• LBT Ref No: 60098427
• Deadline: 02 Dec 2021
• Financier: Self Financed
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
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• Description:
• Tenders are invited for Project 21 - Calling Game Development Studios. develop a comprehensive Game Design Document (together with the Project 21 Core Team) and produce a mobile game for IOS and Android (with a ported web version). It should contain all the features described in the High Concept Note (Annex I) and will be further defined in the Game Design Document and validated in the prototypes. The most concrete include: 1. Work on the Game Design Document together with the Project 21 Core Team 2. Development of three basic prototypes allowing for the game concept to be tested and validated by the early adopters 3. Development of the macro system of the game, which allows players to jointly take decisions (mainly through voting and advocacy) on the future shape and scope of the background story that involves the three races and camps. 4. Development of three mini games as part of the micro system - one multiplayer and two single player. 5. Conduct extensive testing: Serious Games require an extensive testing phase with the target group. As soon as the prototypes are ready to be tested, the contractor will take care of the testing phase to debug the system and adapt it to the needs of the target group. This includes technical bugs, visual adaptation, usability testing and navigation as well as the balancing of the game. Polls and surveys should be implemented to gain important information on how the game needs to be adapted. 6. Develop online admin interface, allowing for convenient update of game-s content and addition of new features for both the web and the mobile games 7. Integrate multilingual support for both RTL and LTR languages. 8. Launch application on App Store and Google Play and hosting service for the web version and the mobile multiplayer features. 9. Ensure technical maintenance and support of the Serious Game for a duration of 12 months after publishing the game in the stores. 10. Ensure game development also throughout the implementation phase for a duration of 12 months after publishing the game in the stores. This requires frequent changes and updates to the functionalities, the game design, balancing, art etc. The game will constantly evolve based on feedback from the community. The contractor shall provide a minimum of 8 working hours per week to develop the game further and respond to the FES requirements. 11. Ensure the implementation of community content and expert content that is created throughout the project. The game is heavily reliant on content created and suggested by the community. After the selection of appropriate content by the moderators, the contractor shall integrate it into the game. The shape of the content could be background stories of characters, art assets for new characters or buildings, sound files, new voting systems and suggestions for new functionalities. The contractor will agree with FES on the scope of this integration 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
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