The App has a search function where you can search on name, age group, type of playing area, type of game. There is a special search function, which searches for games appropriate for “playground animation”. These activities are ideal for lunch-time breaks in schools. The games use a set of symbols as extra illustrations for the type of game: e.g. grass if it is to be played on a field of grass or an umbrella if the game can be played inside. A user can “like” by clicking a heart at the top of the screen, creating a list of favourites. If you shake the Smartphone, the App will show a random game in the collection. As games are culturally determined, it is important to use the App as inspiration and adapt it to the local cultural setting in which it is to be used.
The collection of games is included in the App. This means that once the App has been installed, the user doesn’t need internet connection to have access to the games. DBYN will make annual updates of the games database. The App also includes a calendar with all upcoming activities of Don Bosco Youth-Net.
The App was originally developed in Dutch by a Belgian member of DBYN With the help of German, English and Irish members of DBYN we have developed the English release. The App has been co-financed by the Erasmus+ programme and the European Youth Foundation through their structural grants for DBYN.
You can download the Games App from our Games App portal page, or directly from ITunes or Google Play.
