Morgana Vicki Watson
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Creative Director
As an avid gamer, Morgana Watson eagerly awaited the day she could become immersed in a role-playing video game that truly reflected her culture.
“I’ve been a gamer since a child and, about 10 years ago, I was playing one of my favourite games, Tomb Raider, and thought, ‘I can’t wait till someone makes a Māori Tomb Raider or a Māori God of War’, but it never happened.”
Inspired by the “incredible Māori speakers” at a 2018 technology and innovation event Ko Māui Hāngarau, Morgana decided she would have to make the Māori game herself.
Rangahau · Related projects
Awardee: Morgana Vicki Watson (Taranaki, Te Atiawa, Te Atihaunui-a-Papaarangi, Ngāpuhi), University of Canterbury This research explores how Māori Futurism can be realised through interactive media, merging traditional Māori knowledge with futuristic storytelling and technology. The project investigates the transformative potential of Māori media, where Te…
View projectTe-Pō-Namunamu-ki-Taiao. He Kawa Ānamata: Designing New Realities Through Māori Interactive Media
Awardee: Morgana Vicki Watson (Taranaki, Te Atiawa, Te Atihaunui-a-Papaarangi, Ngāpuhi), University of Canterbury
This research explores how Māori Futurism can be realised through interactive media, merging traditional Māori knowledge with futuristic storytelling and technology. The project investigates the transformative potential of Māori media, where Te Reo me ngā Tikanga are integrated into the development process of, as well as within immersive, interactive worlds. It aims to create culturally authentic experiences that empower Māori and Indigenous communities by offering edutaining ways to engage with their/our culture, language, and identity.
Ētahi atu · Other people
Associate Professor Esther Willing
Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata , Ngā Ruahine
University of Otago
Dr Esther Willing (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngā Ruahine) is an Associate Professor in Hauora Māori and the…