{"id":26945,"date":"2023-07-26T11:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T09:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/?p=26945"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T13:27:15","slug":"super-fake-safari-helps-people-with-mild-intellectual-disabilities-deal-with-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/type\/featured-articles\/super-fake-safari-helps-people-with-mild-intellectual-disabilities-deal-with-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Fake Safari helps people with mild intellectual disabilities deal with disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Evelyn Verburgh<\/strong>, Mediajungle, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disinformation has been around for a long time, but since the advent of social media, its spread has accelerated. New technologies also make fake messages seem more real. In The Netherlands there were no projects, materials, or tools specifically for people with a mild intellectual disability (MID) that focused on disinformation. Mediajungle<\/a>,which helps people and especially those with MID, to become media literate in a playful way, thought it was high time that this changed. So it developed The Super Fake Safari<\/a> in close collaboration with the target group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extra sensitive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) often exhibit impulsive behavior, have difficulty assessing the intentions of others, and find it difficult to distinguish between real and fake. Their language comprehension and reading skills are also limited, making them extra sensitive to disinformation. And that can have unpleasant consequences, such as believing in unsubstantiated health claims, extremism or an enhanced negative self-image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Super Fake Safari<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Real or fake? Quite a puzzle!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Super Fake Safari, is a playful and unique combination of a physical puzzle and a web app that helps players to look critically at information and to recognize reliable sources. Players are taken on a journey through four different forms of disinformation: clickbait, fake news, deepfake technology, and the misleadingly perfect world on social media. Through videos, assignments, games and discussion questions, they discover that not everything you encounter online is real or true and what the dangers are. They also learn how to recognize whether something is real or fake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Players are taken on a journey through clickbait, fake news, deepfakes, and the misleadingly perfect world on social media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making learning enjoyable<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developer Niels Bloembergen: \u201cWithin The Super Fake Safari we use gamification to make learning truly enjoyable. Each level contains videos, animations, small tasks and games. Our experience shows that a combination of physical and digital components challenges players even more. For people with an intellectual disability, visuals are crucial. Therefore, we deliberately chose to develop videos for each level in the game. In these videos, we slow down the pace, avoid difficult words, and support spoken language with animation. This way, we cater to the information processing level of the target group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For people with an intellectual disability, visuals are crucial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondary target group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Super Fake Safari also aims to increase awareness and knowledge about disinformation among those who guide and support people with MID. \u201cAfter all, caregivers, teachers, and educators are also powerful role models. The discussion about the players’ own experiences and knowledge is central to the game. It is about a joint interactive journey of discovery,\u201d says Niels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how you play The Super Fake Safari<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n