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Wall Peckers

Digital Game
 Wallpeckers

Welcome to Wallpeckers! Join the division of reporters investigating right at the borderlands of the Berlin Wall and the DMZ.

What

The original wallpeckers Mauerspecht in Action, 1989/90 | Photo: M.R. Ernst, Berlin Wall Memorial
Wallpeckers – from the DMZ to the Berlin Wall

Experience divided history: The digital game “Wallpeckers – from the DMZ to the Berlin Wall” is turning the border topic into an interactive experience. Developed to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the game playfully raises awareness about the division among the younger generation in particular and conveys facts about divided Germany and divided Korea – with all their similarities and differences.

Why

Borders exist in the real world as well as in people’s minds. They divide territories as well as individuals. Two iconic examples from the present and recent history are the Berlin Wall, which fell in 1989 as part of the peaceful revolution, and the still existing DMZ, the Demilitarized Zone, which has been dividing North and South Korea along the 38th parallel for over 60 years now. In the timeline you can see important stations in the history of these two borders.
 

How is it possible to develop a game about borders in Germany and Korea? A video about the development process of “Wallpeckers”.


 

How

In the game, players slip into the role of journalists in a gamified research and editorial process to compile a newspaper with news about the Demilitarized Zone in Korea and the Berlin Wall. Players search for interesting topics in categories such as “Politics”, “Sports” and “Culture”, and puzzle together their articles from text modules found in a real space installation.

  • Download the “Wallpeckers” app and register to receive your press pass. © Nolgong
    1. Download the “Wallpeckers” app (Android, iOS) and register to receive your press pass.
  • On site you will get a “Press Code” and can start playing the game. © Nolgong
    2. On site you will get a “Press Code” and can start playing the game.
  • First pick a topic, then an article you’d like to write. © Nolgong
    3. First pick a topic, then an article you’d like to write.
  • To write the article, select text blocks for the six “W questions” scattered throughout the room. © Nolgong
    4. To write the article, select text blocks for the six “W questions” scattered throughout the room.
  • After the game is over, you can compile your own newspaper from your articles. © Nolgong
    5. After the game is over, you can compile your own newspaper from your articles.

When and where

The interactive game will be launched at the Berlin Wall Memorial during an event on January 17, 2019. On January 24, 2019, the game will celebrate its Korean premiere near the symbolic Dorasan Station. Both premieres are only for invited guests. After the launch events further games in Berlin and Seoul will be open to the public.

Wall Peckers Illustration 3 © Nolgong

17th January 2019
 Launch at the Berlin Wall

On Thursday, January 17, 2019, the game can be played for the first time in Germany, at the Visitor Center of the Berlin Wall Memorial.

Wall Peckers Illustration 2 © Nolgong

24th January, 2019
 Launch at the DMZ

On Thursday, January 24, 2019, the game can be played for the first time in Korea in Dorasan near the border between South and North Korea.
 

Who

“Wallpeckers – From the DMZ to the Berlin Wall” is a project by the Goethe-Institut Korea and Nolgong.

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In cooperation with ARKO – Arts Council Korea – and with expert support from the Berlin Wall Foundation.

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Inquiries about the project: wallpeckers@goethe.de