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+ About Democreativity
Democreativity is an open invitation to explore the potential of creativity. By highlighting diversity and
underrepresented ideas, this project aims to inspire creators all over the world.
We believe democracy is the mother of creativity. Freedom, equality and openness are essential for ideas to flourish. To be creative we must be open to new ideas and different perspectives – freedom of impression is as important as freedom of expression.
Democreativity focuses on different creative expressions and helps give a voice to all ideas, just as democracy gives a voice to all people. Democreativity wants to inspire both players and creators by exploring the world of games beyond media headlines and bestseller charts. Join the search for new formats, stories and heroes/ heroines.
This site is operated by Visit Sweden, the Swedish Institute and Business Sweden. We reserve the right to reject ideas that breach Swedish law and/or threaten a person’s privacy. You, as a Democreator, also have the right to report ideas that infringe these terms and that we may have missed. See our terms and conditions or read our FAQ to find out more.
We believe democracy is the mother of creativity. Freedom, equality and openness are essential for ideas to flourish. To be creative we must be open to new ideas and different perspectives – freedom of impression is as important as freedom of expression.
Democreativity focuses on different creative expressions and helps give a voice to all ideas, just as democracy gives a voice to all people. Democreativity wants to inspire both players and creators by exploring the world of games beyond media headlines and bestseller charts. Join the search for new formats, stories and heroes/ heroines.
This site is operated by Visit Sweden, the Swedish Institute and Business Sweden. We reserve the right to reject ideas that breach Swedish law and/or threaten a person’s privacy. You, as a Democreator, also have the right to report ideas that infringe these terms and that we may have missed. See our terms and conditions or read our FAQ to find out more.
+ Advisory Board
To guide the discussion we have the help of an advisory board of prominent game industry representatives.
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Per Strömbäck Spokesperson for the Swedish Games Industry. Author of three books and editor at Netopia, forum for the digital society. Per has a background in music, games publishing and development (Rock Manager 2001). Twitter.com/perstromback |
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Paulina Modlitba Söderlund Director of Community & Communications at Toca Boca – a game development studio in Stockholm that focuses on making toys and apps for kids. Paulina has a background working at Bonnier group and Nokia, and as a student at MIT Media Lab. Twitter.com/pauspling |
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Megumi Ikeda Former board member of Bigpoint – an online-game developer, publisher and content provider with over 270 million registered users in over 30 languages. Megumi has a background as a journalist for Dow Jones in Tokyo, and is currently working as a consultant in the digital media and entertainment industry. Twitter.com/megumiikeda |
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Staffan Björk Professor and senior gameplay researcher at Interactive Institute Göteborg and University of Gothenburg, within the field of interaction design as well as investigating the adaptation of games to new technology. Author of numerous publications in game studies, many of which can be read here. Twitter.com/staffanb |
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Stefan Lampinen Managing Director at Warner Bros. Entertainment. Business leader with over 20 years experience in the Games Industry. He launched the Sega Mega Drive in Sweden, established EA Nordic, followed by 5 years with Microsoft/Xbox 360 in Europe. In 2008 Stefan received the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Games Industry for developing the video gaming industry in the Nordic countries. Twitter.com/dgameadvisor |
+ How it Works
We want to make the most unlikely game ever, but we need your ideas to get there. Contribute with ideas or
suggestions and help build upon others.
We have looked through today’s most popular games and concluded what are the most likely features when it comes to environments, characters, and ways to win. Our tip: look at the stats and do the opposite, or submit your own random idea here!
Ideas from the website will be put together into a summary, popular suggestions as well as more obscure ideas will all be compiled. The advisory board will add their conclusions on what makes an unlikely game – composing a creative brief. The brief will be posted on the website, open for game developers around the world to get inspired by and create from. The brief will also be given to Swedish game developing students as a project assignment.
We have looked through today’s most popular games and concluded what are the most likely features when it comes to environments, characters, and ways to win. Our tip: look at the stats and do the opposite, or submit your own random idea here!
Ideas from the website will be put together into a summary, popular suggestions as well as more obscure ideas will all be compiled. The advisory board will add their conclusions on what makes an unlikely game – composing a creative brief. The brief will be posted on the website, open for game developers around the world to get inspired by and create from. The brief will also be given to Swedish game developing students as a project assignment.
1. COLLECTION
Ideas on alternative game features are collected on the site
Ideas on alternative game features are collected on the site
3. CREATION
Game developers create games inspired by the brief
Game developers create games inspired by the brief
2. BRIEF
Summary of submissions and input from advisors are put into a brief
Summary of submissions and input from advisors are put into a brief
+ Swedish Games
Today, some of the world’s most played, sold and cherished games are developed in Sweden. Candy Crush
Saga, Battlefield and Minecraft are just three of many recent games coming from this sparsely populated
country up north. Below is an open index over Swedish games.
If you like to add or modify a game see the API.
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If you like to add or modify a game see the API.
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+ FAQ
Why has Sweden taken this initiative?
We want to encourage creativity in the world through freedom of impression – being open to new ideas and promoting diversity. Being a country with a small population, we are depended on being receptive to impressions from the outside world, and this has proven to be successful conditions for Sweden’s creative industries. Through the initiative Democreativity, we want to share the Swedish take on creativity, and in doing so, inspire creators all over the world.
Sweden is ranked among the most creative countries in the world. In our communication activities about Sweden we, of course, tell the story of Swedish creativity and innovation via many platforms. But we are constantly looking for new ways of being relevant to audiences in other countries. This initiative is one way of doing this.
What do you mean by “Democreativity”?
Democreativity is an open invitation to explore the potential of creativity and aims to highlight diversity and underrepresented ideas. Today, the creative process is more democratic than ever. User-generated content, crowd funding, 3D printing are all examples of that. People today anticipate being part of the creative process and production, and they have the platforms to do so. And this development goes hand in hand with the Swedish tradition of participation, collaboration and non-hierarchy.
What do you mean by “democracy is the mother of all creativity”?
Our belief is that creativity is less about pulling ideas out of thin air and more about connecting things. But in order to connect things you must first collect them – you need to be open to new ideas. If freedom of expression is a basic civil right, freedom of impression is a personal ability and a mindset – the ability to be receptive. In our experience creativity that leads to successful innovations thrives in an environment defined by exchange of ideas and information. That is the belief behind the claim “democracy is the mother of creativity”.
What do you mean by ”freedom of impression” and in what way does Sweden stand out when it comes to this?
By “freedom of impression” we mean being open to new ideas. Sweden is frequently used as a test market for new products because of our ability to adapt to new things. We are a small country dependent on ideas and inspiration from the world around us.
How does the process works?
On the website Democreativity.com/se.org anyone can submit an idea on what specific feature or complete game idea they would like to see. These ideas will later be compiled and reviewed by industry experts that will add their thoughts on the subject. Ideas from users together with the comments from industry experts will make up the creative brief, which will be open to anyone who wants to create a game. The brief will also specifically be given to game development students at the University of Skövde as a part of their curriculum. We hope to see several games produced and they will be posted on the website Democreativity.com.
Why have you chosen to focus on the gaming industry?
The gaming industry is Sweden's largest cultural export. It has a long history of being open to external impressions, for example in how they work with player involvement in order to test and improve the products. That is what the initiative Democreativity is all about and why gaming is an appropriate first focus area.
Is there a policy regarding what types of ideas that are okay to post?
We encourage and welcome a diversity of ideas, but we also believe that creativity flourishes in a fair and tolerant environment. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material at any time that (1) is in breach of Swedish law, (2) is considered spam, or (3) is threatening and/or invasive of a person's privacy.
You admit to not allowing all ideas – could you really call the process democratic?
We want to encourage a fair and tolerant environment for ideas, people, and discussion. Even in a democracy there are rules and regulations to ensure that everyone feels safe and secure, therefore we have some basic guidelines to stick to.
Who owns the rights to the ideas that go into the game?
The developers of the final games own the rights. You can find all our terms and conditions here.
Why are the majority of the advisory board men?
The advisory board is made up of three men and two women. When selecting advisors we have looked at both men and women within the gaming industry and have chosen those we believe have the right knowledge and experience for this project.
How come there are only representatives from the industry on the advisory board?
We hope to get ideas from the gaming community through Democreativity.com. Advisors from the industry will complement the gaming community’s ideas by reviewing and adding their own thoughts on the subject. In that way the creative brief will include ideas from both the community and industry.
We want to encourage creativity in the world through freedom of impression – being open to new ideas and promoting diversity. Being a country with a small population, we are depended on being receptive to impressions from the outside world, and this has proven to be successful conditions for Sweden’s creative industries. Through the initiative Democreativity, we want to share the Swedish take on creativity, and in doing so, inspire creators all over the world.
Sweden is ranked among the most creative countries in the world. In our communication activities about Sweden we, of course, tell the story of Swedish creativity and innovation via many platforms. But we are constantly looking for new ways of being relevant to audiences in other countries. This initiative is one way of doing this.
What do you mean by “Democreativity”?
Democreativity is an open invitation to explore the potential of creativity and aims to highlight diversity and underrepresented ideas. Today, the creative process is more democratic than ever. User-generated content, crowd funding, 3D printing are all examples of that. People today anticipate being part of the creative process and production, and they have the platforms to do so. And this development goes hand in hand with the Swedish tradition of participation, collaboration and non-hierarchy.
What do you mean by “democracy is the mother of all creativity”?
Our belief is that creativity is less about pulling ideas out of thin air and more about connecting things. But in order to connect things you must first collect them – you need to be open to new ideas. If freedom of expression is a basic civil right, freedom of impression is a personal ability and a mindset – the ability to be receptive. In our experience creativity that leads to successful innovations thrives in an environment defined by exchange of ideas and information. That is the belief behind the claim “democracy is the mother of creativity”.
What do you mean by ”freedom of impression” and in what way does Sweden stand out when it comes to this?
By “freedom of impression” we mean being open to new ideas. Sweden is frequently used as a test market for new products because of our ability to adapt to new things. We are a small country dependent on ideas and inspiration from the world around us.
How does the process works?
On the website Democreativity.com/se.org anyone can submit an idea on what specific feature or complete game idea they would like to see. These ideas will later be compiled and reviewed by industry experts that will add their thoughts on the subject. Ideas from users together with the comments from industry experts will make up the creative brief, which will be open to anyone who wants to create a game. The brief will also specifically be given to game development students at the University of Skövde as a part of their curriculum. We hope to see several games produced and they will be posted on the website Democreativity.com.
Why have you chosen to focus on the gaming industry?
The gaming industry is Sweden's largest cultural export. It has a long history of being open to external impressions, for example in how they work with player involvement in order to test and improve the products. That is what the initiative Democreativity is all about and why gaming is an appropriate first focus area.
Is there a policy regarding what types of ideas that are okay to post?
We encourage and welcome a diversity of ideas, but we also believe that creativity flourishes in a fair and tolerant environment. We reserve the right to reject any submitted material at any time that (1) is in breach of Swedish law, (2) is considered spam, or (3) is threatening and/or invasive of a person's privacy.
You admit to not allowing all ideas – could you really call the process democratic?
We want to encourage a fair and tolerant environment for ideas, people, and discussion. Even in a democracy there are rules and regulations to ensure that everyone feels safe and secure, therefore we have some basic guidelines to stick to.
Who owns the rights to the ideas that go into the game?
The developers of the final games own the rights. You can find all our terms and conditions here.
Why are the majority of the advisory board men?
The advisory board is made up of three men and two women. When selecting advisors we have looked at both men and women within the gaming industry and have chosen those we believe have the right knowledge and experience for this project.
How come there are only representatives from the industry on the advisory board?
We hope to get ideas from the gaming community through Democreativity.com. Advisors from the industry will complement the gaming community’s ideas by reviewing and adding their own thoughts on the subject. In that way the creative brief will include ideas from both the community and industry.
+ TERMS
This agreement sets the terms of use of the Democreativity website, aiming to keep it a fair and tolerant place for ideas, people and discussion. It’s common sense really – try to be creative, try not to be a jerk. We do not store, share or distribute any personal data.
Submit ideas
As a user, you are solely responsible for the ideas you submit, and we reserve the right to reject any submitted material at any time that (1) breaches Swedish law, (2) is considered spam, or (3) is threatening and/or invasive of a person's privacy. You also agree not to claim legal ownership and/or copyright to any future game, inspired by your submitted idea.
Submit games
As the game’s developer/creator, you agree that in order for your game to be published and/or listed on the site, the game (1) needs to connect in one or many ways to the creative brief at the site, and (2) is free of charge to play. If your game gets selected and posted on the site, you as the game’s developer/creator reserve all rights to the game.
If you have any questions – please read our FAQ or get in touch with us.
Submit ideas
As a user, you are solely responsible for the ideas you submit, and we reserve the right to reject any submitted material at any time that (1) breaches Swedish law, (2) is considered spam, or (3) is threatening and/or invasive of a person's privacy. You also agree not to claim legal ownership and/or copyright to any future game, inspired by your submitted idea.
Submit games
As the game’s developer/creator, you agree that in order for your game to be published and/or listed on the site, the game (1) needs to connect in one or many ways to the creative brief at the site, and (2) is free of charge to play. If your game gets selected and posted on the site, you as the game’s developer/creator reserve all rights to the game.
If you have any questions – please read our FAQ or get in touch with us.
