Digital game "Remember. The children from Bullenhuser Damm"
"What does this have to do with me today?" is a question that young people ask again and again at our workshops. So the association came up with the idea of a game that provides answers to this question and establishes links to historical events. The association has supported the development of the Digital Remembrance Game "Erinnern. The Children of Bullenhuser Damm" by the Hamburg Memorials and Learning Sites Foundation and Paintbucket Games . It was funded by the Alfred Landecker Foundation.
Who remembers what and why? Why are historical events still relevant to us today? The digital game enables pupils to establish links between their examination of the past and their own experience of the present.
"As a relative of one of the murdered Jewish children from Bullenhuser Damm, I think it is important that remembrance does not remain in the past, but establishes a connection to the present. This game has succeeded in presenting different intercultural perspectives and many questions reflect the current discussion about anti-Semitism and racism in society. " - Daniel Zylberberg, member of the advisory board and board member of Kinder vom Bullenhuser Damm e.V.
Handout for teachers: Handout (3 MB). Additional material and profiles: Download (9 MB)
A workshop with the game at the Bullenhuser Damm memorial can be booked through the Museumsdienst Hamburg.
Further information: Why a game?, trailer for the game (YouTube), experience report by pupils (YouTube), short film about the project (YouTube), issue of the online magazine "Lernen aus der Geschichte" about remembering in digital games.
