Brasiliansk regnskovsfolk skaber computerspil om sig selv og deres kultur

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The Kaxinawa people have collaborated with a team of anthropologists and programmers to make “Huni Kuin: The Way of the Snake”, according to BBC online Sunday.
 
Huni Kuin translates as "real people", the name by which the Kaxinawa refer to themselves. 

The project's creator, Guilherme Meneses of Sao Paulo University, said that 45 members of the Kaxinawa community from Brazil's western Acre state took a full part in the game's creation.

"They designed the prototypes, recorded music and sound effects. Shamans narrated the stories," he said. Mere på 

http://gameranx.com/updates/id/42034/article/huni-kuin-the-way-of-the-snake-is-both-about-and-by-indigenous-peoples

According to the game's narrative, two players are twins with special powers granted to them by the anaconda called Yube.

Players have to overcome a series of challenges relating to animals, plants, and spirits of the forest to become a healer and a master of arts. At one stage, gamers face an epic battle with a giant snake, BBC notes.

Amid the gameplay, there is a serious message behind Huni Kuin, Mr Meneses points out. "Gamers would gain a new perspective of the village, the indigenous world, and the myths," he says. 

Huni Kuin: The Way of the Snake will be available for download on PC and Mac beginning in April 2016.

Mere om regnskovsfolket på https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaxinawa_people