1. Gamoteca games can be played on two different platforms:
On the Gamoteca mobile app, available forAndroid andiOS. We recommend playing on the Gamoteca mobile app, in particular to receive in-app notifications from other learners and facilitators.
On a browser at: play.gamoteca.com
2. To play any Gamoteca game, you need to create a Gamoteca account. If you don’t have one, you can create one after installing the mobile app or navigating to play.gamoteca.com.
You have the option of using Google, Facebook or Apple to sign in. You can also register and sign in using your email. Finally, learners from Gamoteca partner organisations can use the Partner Sign-In option.
If you have any questions about creating an account take a look at this guide explaining how to do it.
3. After you have signed-in, you are able to explore our Featured Games or other game spaces (workspaces) you have been invited to by other game creators.
You are also able to Join with Code (or through a link) if you have been invited by a game organiser or another player to play a game with you. If you have any questions about joining a game with a code, take a look at this article.
4. From Explore Games, you will see the list of free Featured Gamoteca games. To see the full list of games available, tap on the Show more… button.
Tip: As a first time user, we recommend trying out the one-player Test Game to test out the various interaction types before playing a live game,
5. Tap any game that you want to play, a new screen will appear. The new screen has a description of the game, and if you want to play that game, click on the Play Game button.
If you are playing a two-player game, you will have the option to:
Invite a buddy or colleague to play with you by sharing with them the game code or game URL.
Wait for another random player to join
If you’re not sure how to invite someone else, take a look at this guide (specifically from Step 4)
For a number of learning experiences, you are also able to start playing and advance, even before inviting someone else., You will be able to advance in the game right until the participation of another player is necessary, after which you will have to invite another player.
6. The game will start, and you will receive an email confirming that the game has started. Click on the orange Play button, to play the first screen of the game.
7. Each Gamoteca game has different screens (think of them as levels) in which you have to complete tasks. The tasks vary from very simple ones, like watching a video to more complex ones like providing a written response to another player or facilitator.
In order to advance each screen, you will have to perform the activities on that screen and then click the Next or Send button .
8. Using the Feed
From the live “Feed”, you will be able to access not just your completed and new tasks, but will also be able to view the progress of your team and facilitator. Additionally, if the Creator has enabled this, you will be able to message other players and the team facilitator. Remember that this is a public feed for the game, meaning that all the team players and the facilitator are able to read what you post.
8.Continue completing the tasks and you will reach the end of the game.