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Life-size 3D video game makes recycling easier

Delta students were given a challenge on how to educate their classmates on proper recycling practices.
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Delta students have created an online game to educate classmates on proper recycling practices.

Delta students were given a challenge on how to educate their classmates on proper recycling practices. The school district had just installed a new four-bin system at all the schools, but the only problem was students weren't always sure about what garbage to put into which bin.

The problem inspired students from the film academy to produce a comedic short film about two students who battle it out when the recycle bins in a school hallway turn into a glorified, larger-than-life holographic video game.

'Recycle Game On' Contest Win an Ipad mini 2 from Delta Film Academy on Vimeo.

When the video was complete, they connected with another group of students that had been gathering data on the types of garbage students were throwing away and items that were causing confusion.

Students took that information and created an online game (involving a contest) where participants must identify which bins certain types of garbage go in. The final result is an online, educational game called Recycle Game On.

The contest is open to all, however only Delta students will qualify for the prizes. One high school student and one elementary student will be chosen from the recorded participants to win an iPad Mini2.

To watch the promo video, visit http://vimeo.com/116282252. To take the Recycle Game On quiz, visit http://miniurl/bctrashgame. For more details and contest information, visit http://facilities.deltasd.bc.ca/node/71.