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2 December | Pravets, Bulgaria [Marcos Paseggi]<\/p>\n

A new video game produced by the European branch office of the Geoscience Research Institute (GRI) has the potential to help young Seventh-day Adventist students navigate some of the challenges posed by secular education, people behind the initiative recently said. Creation: The Game was presented by Noem\u00ed Dur\u00e1n, GRI director for the Inter-European Division, during the 2025 Global Adventist Internet Network (GAiN) Europe convention in Pravets, Bulgaria, on November 15.<\/p>\n

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According to Noem\u00ed Dur\u00e1n, Geoscience Research Institute director for the Inter-European Division, the branch office where she serves is focusing on creating scientifically sound resources for children and teenagers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rationale and Goals of the Game<\/h2>\n

Creation: The Game is the first video game developed by the GRI branch office in Europe, which regularly produces many resources for local churches and church members on topics related to faith and science. During the past few years, the office has been focusing on producing content for children and teenagers, and the new game is part of this renewed focus.<\/p>\n

Dur\u00e1n reported that it was developed in a Minecraft style. \u201cWe wanted it to be successful, so developers decided to adopt the same style,\u201d she said. The primary target is 8- to 14-year-old children and teens. \u201cThis is for our children, for Seventh-day Adventist children,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

The goals of the project are to provide a fun experience, but at the same time to fulfil the needs of Adventist students studying in secular schools. \u201cThey are taught evolution as a fact\u2014they have all these doubts, they don\u2019t know what to believe, and even if they stay in their beliefs, they don\u2019t know how to react or how to respond to these teachings. We want to help them with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dur\u00e1n shared that they also want to help young people with basic theology and palaeontology content, because science is not the enemy. We need to know science, we need to do science from a biblical Christian perspective, and we need our children to love science.<\/p>\n

Also, we want to show all the science behind the creation story. \u201cCreation is not a fairy tale; it has so [much] scientific content in it. It\u2019s orderly, it\u2019s logical, it\u2019s full of wisdom. We want to encourage our children to trust the Bible and to trust God,\u201d Dur\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n

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Creation: The Game has been designed following the Minecraft model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Game<\/h2>\n

This is an adventure game, Dur\u00e1n explained. It takes between two and three hours to complete, and is a story with a main character, a teenager named Luke. With his class, they visit a palaeontology museum to learn about evolution, she shared.<\/p>\n

As they visit the museum, there are interactive activities to complete as students visit different rooms. \u201cThey have to read the panels and then answer some questions,\u201d Dur\u00e1n explained. \u201cIt includes short texts, beautiful illustrations, and scientifically correct topics,\u201d she shared. For instance, an explanation about how fossils are formed, or information on sedimentary rocks. There\u2019s also a dinosaur room, where things move, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn each room, the players can go to a small computer that includes trivia games to answer questions about what you have learned in the panels,\u201d she added. When the students finish the visit to the museum and go back to their homes, Luke is in a lot of confusion, according to Dur\u00e1n. \u201cHe has many questions, so that night, before going to sleep, Luke prays to God for help.\u201d Luke wants to understand whether everything is millions of years old and we evolved from primitive forms of life. \u201cWhat about creation? Is it just a story, or is it real?\u201d Dur\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n

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Creation: The Game includes a visit to a museum, with interactive activities to complete, shared Noem\u00ed Dur\u00e1n, Geoscience Research Institute director for the Inter-European Division<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Search of Answers<\/h2>\n

Luke is also concerned because he has to go back to school, and his teacher is going to ask him about what he has learned, she added. \u201cThat night he\u2019s visited by an angel [who] will take him back to the past, to creation week,\u201d Dur\u00e1n shared. \u201cIt includes sounds, music, and beautiful images.\u201d<\/p>\n

For instance, at the beginning, it shows how God created, and then Luke can explore the first day of creation, Dur\u00e1n shared. \u201cHe goes to explore what science we can find in light and information about light.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the second day of creation, players can learn about the atmosphere\u2014its components, such as carbon dioxide, etc. The third day brings information about photosynthesis, and the fourth day brings information about phases of the moon, eclipses, etc. The fifth day includes information about the design of birds, and the sixth day, about the creation of land animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game includes nice illustrations [and] short texts,\u201d Dur\u00e1n explained.<\/p>\n

Then, Dur\u00e1n continues, the angel addresses Luke and tells him that all of that is not even the best. \u201cWait and see,\u201d the angel tells him. Then Luke is introduced to the creation of human beings.<\/p>\n

The game finishes at the first Sabbath of creation, she shared. \u201cBut we wanted to include a well-rounded and complete message,\u201d Dur\u00e1n added.<\/p>\n

At the end, Luke asks, \u201cWhat happened? Why are things not that way now?\u201d The game then allows players to fast-forward to what happened later, including information about how sin entered the world, the Flood, and God\u2019s plan of restoration. Luke learns that God had \u201ca rescue plan that is based on love.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Luke still has questions, when he goes to his room, he finds links to the GRI with articles rewritten for that age group. Luke is then prepared to go back to school and take a test that allows for two types of answers. \u201cThere\u2019s a conventional one\u2014the evolutionist one\u2014and a creationist one,\u201d which allows students to consider a different point of view, this time based on the Bible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a beautiful ending, but I\u2019m not going to spoil it for you,\u201d Dur\u00e1n shared with a smile. \u201cYou\u2019ll have to play to know what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rauel Cremades shared some details about the technical aspects of Creation: The Game design. He said they used about 50 different programmes to put the game together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Technical Design of the Game<\/h2>\n

After Dur\u00e1n, Rauel Cremades briefly shared some details about the technical aspects of the game design. Cremades shared that they used about 50 different programmes to put the game together. The focus was on a system that would allow for easier delivery to all devices\u2014such as websites\u2014at a reduced cost, he explained.<\/p>\n

The design of the game is very complex, Cremades explained. \u201cWe have a lot of different parts, such as 3D with models, texts, audio, animation, mini games, and more than 100 scenes,\u201d he shared. \u201cI know it\u2019s for kids, but it\u2019s a big, very complex project, and it was hard to [make it happen].\u201d<\/p>\n

Cremades explained that if one tiny part of the whole system is broken, nothing works. \u201cSo it\u2019s very difficult, because there are so many things to take into account.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained that after finishing the game, they have to deliver it to the stores. \u201cThat\u2019s another process; it\u2019s a hard process to deliver the software,\u201d he reported.<\/p>\n

The game will soon be available on the Mac and Windows stores, he said.<\/p>\n

Project presentation coordinator Klaus Popa congratulated the team that put the game together. \u201cThank you for your passion,\u201d he told them. \u201cI hope my kids can soon play it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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[Photos: Marcos Paseggi]<\/em><\/p>\n

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