The training involved 24 participants, ranging from youth workers to teachers and other educators. The primary goal was to equip them with both theoretical and practical knowledge of EU-focused gamification in a “train the trainer” setting. Participants will go on to train other educators locally on how to bring the EU to young people through board game play and also engage in play sessions themselves. Crucially, the training served as a kick-off for the board game Europe United developed within the project in cooperation with professional game developer Red Glove Edizioni, as it was presented and played by the partner organizations.
Following the training on Saturday 28th March, training participants had the exciting opportunity to visit the Lucca Collezionando fair, a well-known comics and game fair that included a very special session: In a one-hour workshop session, the EU Player project was presented to a wider audience by Sophie Brandes (YES Forum), Mirco Trielli (Zefiro), Federico Dumas (Red Glove Edizioni) and Silvia Ceccarelli (Lucca Crea). The panel talked about the journey of the board game from concept to table, gamifying European values and empowering young people to become active citizens through board game play.
