Escape The Anonymous
Escape the Anonymous is an event organized by diploma students of IACT College. The reason behind this event is due to the fact that teenagers in this day and age lack proper knowledge regarding online anonymity which in return heightened the cases of cyberbullying by day. Moreover, we realised that the growth of a teenager will be massively affected and the result will indeed cause a huge impact to themselves in the future which sparked the intention of this campaign.
The goal of our event is to educate and create awareness among the public about the negative effects of anonymous cyberbullying and its impact on society. Other than that, we also aimed to create awareness among the public about the importance of having a safe and healthy environment online. There were 5 interactive game booths for visitors to explore during the event day. Namely: Negative Space, Breakaway, Behind the Screen, Go Fish, and Welcome to the Kitchen.
Negative Space
Members: Justin Ho, Heng Yong Zhi, Kesha, Sofia Hofer, Kalvinren, Mary Chin
The main goal of this booth is to educate participants about the dangers of online anonymity and cyberbullying using various approaches of visual and content styles. Aside from that, they will give participants a realistic experience of an online anonymity attack and how it affects the victim's life by reading some hate comments.
Breakaway
Members: Wong Qi Heng, Wong Zi Hang, Christen, Dylann
The game masters will select 7 random questions for each player, and the players must complete each question within 60 seconds to pass each level. The player who completes all 7 questions within the time frame will receive a prize as an appreciation.
Behind The Screen
Members: Justin Kee, Chin Chen Yee, Ho Suet Yee, Beatrice
The game was played on WhatsApp by creating a group with two main texters who will be pretending to be someone they aren't, at which point the participants must guess who they are, and once the participants have fallen into the trap, the team will reveal the truth.
Go-Fish (Online)
Members: Rosa, Stephany, Precilia, Natasha, Kishan, Megan Yap
The game is more about tricking and attracting someone by pretending to be different people according to simple and adjustable rules, and this is where participants will be able to identify traits and characteristics of a set up catfisher.
Welcome to the Kitchen
Members: Yuki Teh, Ang Hui Li, Fionna Lee, Puah Shuet Yee, Leng Jia Wen, Carmen Kan
As gender stereotyping has persisted in this society, whether online or in real life, the goal of this game is to disprove this stereotype by demonstrating that not only women are capable of cooking. Participants were required to assemble egg mayo sandwiches in under 2 minutes, and a scoreboard will be used to record winners from each round in order to determine which gender performed the best overall. There were also anonymous distractions interspersed throughout the competition.