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Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister launches, ‘Azadi Quest’ a series of online educational games based on India’s freedom struggle” published in PIB on 24th August 2022.
What is the News?
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting has launched ‘Azadi Quest’.
What is Azadi Quest?
Azadi Quest is a series of online educational games based on India’s freedom struggle.
Developed by: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in collaboration with Zynga India.
Features: The games are based on the concept of ‘Gamification of Education’ to revolutionize the education sector in the country. The games are available in both English and Hindi.
– The first game in the series is ‘Azadi Quest: Match 3 Puzzle’, a simple and easy-to-play casual game presenting the players with the colourful journey of India’s Independence from 1857 to 1947.
– The second game ‘Azadi Quest: Heroes of Bharat’ is designed as a quiz game to test the players’ knowledge about the heroes of India’s freedom movement through 750 questions spread across 75 levels.
Significance: These games will impart the knowledge of India’s freedom struggle and the legends of the country’s great freedom fighters, thereby inducing a feeling of pride and a sense of duty upon the players.