First Contact Online Games
Unlock your communication skills through close encounters with strange alien species
First Contact Online Games
Introduction
"What would it be like to meet an alien species? You and your team can find out in this fun and thought-provoking activity built to enhance communication, cultural awareness and empathy. Each team will become a different species of alien with their own culture, economic system and set of social mores. What will happen when their ambassadors meet? Without a common language, how will they communicate without offending each other or potentially starting an interplanetary war? This activity explores the nature of diversity with entertaining and often hilarious results."
Description
First Contact Online Games, participants will be divided into teams and given a set of information and rules about their alien race. Each team will occupy a "planet" (online breakout room) and they must strictly adhere to the rules and social norms described in their information pack. Communication between alien races is prohibited except during diplomatic missions, and their various social norms are unknown to each other.
Teams will be tasked to initiate contact with one of the other alien races in an attempt to be awarded a prized alien relic. A relic can only be obtained by successfully interacting with an alien race without breaking their rules or disrupting their social norms. If one of the rules is broken during a diplomatic mission, then teams must cease communications and return to their home planet.
Through trial and error, teams will become more familiar with the taboos of each race and how to avoid diplomatic mission failure. At the end of the session, First Contact Online Games, the team with the most successful interactions (the most relics) will win the game.
Each Team will be accompanied by a moderator who will ensure that participants are familiar with and fully understand the Alien race they are portraying before gameplay commences. Each team will have the opportunity before visiting another planet to send out "probes" - individual participants that may observe that planet without interacting for 1 minute. Diplomatic missions may carry on uninterrupted unless the diplomat causes enough offense to warrant being expelled by the planetary authority.
Benefits
A fun and thought-provoking take on cross-cultural awareness
Gives participants an opportunity to get creative with portraying their alien characters
Better negotiation and diplomacy skills
Active participation of the whole group
A great working analogy for the DISC model
Teams
Maximum group size is around 50. For larger groups we can host multiple sessions at the same time. Smaller teams of up to 10 are then put in virtual breakout rooms.
Location & Duration
This event is staged online using a combination of 'Zoom Meetings' and a selection of other software and websites, all of which are easily accessible or free to download. We can send an invitation via email containing all instructions and links prior to the event. We highly suggest installing the relevant programs and using a desktop or laptop for full experience. Tablet and smartphone access is possible but will contain less functionality. The half day program is up to 4 hours and the full day program up to 8 hours.
Challenge Types
In First Contact each team is assigned to a planet to represent a different alien species with each member of the culture assigned a different role within the Nation's government.
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Scoring
Your host will be tallying team scores after each challenge throughout the event and declare the virtual race winner at the end during debrief
Lot of employees working from home! There is now more than ever a need for keeping your teams together. Virtual Online Team Building by TVworkshop Singapore is the best solution for improving communication between your employees in different locations and time zones.
Join our hosts and facilitators online using video conferencing software and be led through a variety of stimulating team challenges and activities. Remote Online team building will keep your employees productive and engaged no matter how far away they may be.
We connect your teams online in Singapore, Bangkok Thailand, Jakarta Indonesia, Taipei Taiwan, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Manila Philippines, Ho Chi Minh Vietnam, Yangon Myanmar, Hong Kong and many more countries!
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