Santa Clara, CA (UCTP Taino News) - Raindrop Games has launched a new historical game entitled “Arrival: Village Kasike” for iPad,
iPhone, and iPod Touch. Arrival: VillageKasike is the first game in the planed Arrival series, which focuses on the
history of the indigenous Taíno people. Players will lead an ancient Taíno
village to thriving prosperity or a struggling existence with challenges including
hurricane preparation, food cultivation, village defense, and morale management,
etc.
Arrival: VillageKasike presents the story of Naniki, a Taíno woman, who, through
fate, must lead a struggling village somewhere in the Caribbean. The iOS game
was developed in collaboration with the United Confederation of Taíno People
with Roberto Múkaro Borrero, President of The United Confederation of Taíno
People as project’s lead consultant. Borrero reviewed the various aspects of ancient
Taíno life portrayed - from clothing, farming techniques, and socio-ceremonial
presentations – in an effort to provided the highest standard of accuracy in
this setting. In his personal capacity as a renowned Taíno musician, Borrero also
provided Taíno music and speech to create a more immersive and authentic experience.
“Before even beginning development, Raindrop Games reached
out to the Confederation, and we in turned reached out to the Community – affiliated
and non-affiliated - about the potential of this collaboration” stated Borrero.
After outreach and consultations, the Confederation received mostly positive
reactions to the project.
“There were a few concerns, but the fact that we would be
consulting all through development was a critical factor” noted Borrero. “The potential
for introducing our ancient and contemporary culture to vast audiences using
this technology was an educational opportunity that merited our attention and participation.”
According to Raindrop games, the goal was to create engaging,
entertaining, and educational game play experience were the concept of “balance”
is the key to survival.
Recommended devices for game play are iPhone 4 or newer, all
iPads, iOS 5 or newer is required. Those interested in Arrival: Village Kasike can open iTunes to purchase and download
the apps. Raindrop games also maintains a website for more information at http://www.arrivalgame.com/.
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