Daladala Verse is the convergence of the mobility stories of the past and future, narrated using XR technologies, blurring the line between tech, art and culture while paying homage to Tanzania’s longest-serving public mini-bus transportation called Daladala.
The DALADALA; Hop on a ride to uncover the social and economical contribution of Tanzania’s oldest form of public transport.
Nested under the S+T+ART4Africa residency, the Daladala Verse project seeks to explore Utanzania (What it means to be a Tanzanian) leveraging immersive storytelling techniques such as AR/VR.
Daladala Verse / Aurelio Mofuga (TZ), photo: OnaStories Group
Daladala Verse / Aurelio Mofuga (TZ), photo: OnaStories Group
Daladala is Tanzania’s public transport system, that for decades has remained the backbone of Tanzania’s economic, social and political spheres. Starting as an informal out-of-necessity after the collapse of government-led transportation, Daladala has garnered significant motion and its impact has been widespread across the country. Despite its significance, little is known about Daladala’s rich history, stories and contribution to Tanzania.
Merging Daladala stories with technologies opens an avenue for gamifying and narrating the entire experience, making it surreal and engaging even for those who are not natively Tanzanian and never used Daladala transport before. This helps to preserve the work so that it can be experienced by many generations and opens a further enquiry into the Daladala topic by others.
Bios
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Photo: OnaStories GroupAurelio Mofuga
TZ
Aurelio Mofuga blends art, culture, and storytelling to bring exciting African stories to life, utilizing immersive technologies like AR and VR to convey African narratives in a captivating and interactive manner. This enables both present and future generations to immerse themselves in social and cultural experiences that are on the brink of fading away, with the help of futuristic immersive technologies that redefine storytelling experiences.
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Funded by STARTS4AFRICA program and the European Union Consortium and developed under a residency partnership with OnaStories Group and Inova+.
Developed under a residency partnership with OnaStories Group and Inova+.
This project has been developed and is presented in the context of the S+T+ARTS4Africa project. S+T+ARTS4Africa has received funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No. LC-01960720.
This project has been developed and is presented in the context of the STARTS4Africa project. STARTS4Africa has received funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No. LC-01960720.
