The Cultural Game Jam Kit: Facilitator’s Handbook is a practical, hands-on guide for those who design and deliver Cultural Game Jams. It provides concrete tools, templates, facilitation strategies, and step-by-step guidance to support the full process, from preparation and planning to facilitation and reflection. The handbook translates the EPIC-WE methodology into an operational format that can be applied directly in diverse contexts.
The guide supports facilitators in working with cultural materials, framing meaningful themes, and guiding participants from initial ideas to game prototypes. It offers strategies for fostering inclusive participation, managing group dynamics, and creating engaging, supportive environments In doing so, it helps facilitators connect cultural content, creative processes, and youth participation in a coherent and effective way.
Positioned alongside the Core Framework, Expansion Pack, and Capacity Building kit, the Facilitator’s Handbook plays a key role in enabling implementation. It links overarching principles to everyday practice and supports collaboration across cultural heritage institutions and creative industries. Together, the four kits form a complete suite for designing and delivering Cultural Game Jams, a method for cultural innovation and co-creation.
