RE:think - Digitales Lernlabor

RE:think Header. Interaktive App für Jugendliche zum Umgang mit Rassismus und Antisemitismus

RE:think – Digital Learning Lab

Interactive app for young people on dealing with racism and anti-semitism

Since 2018, Frankfurt has been home to the learning lab “Anne Frank. More tomorrow.”, an interactive exhibition. The RE:think app – the digital learning lab of the Anne Frank Educational Center – is the virtual further development of individual stations in this exhibition, making it accessible to people nationwide.

The app offers intuitive mini-games on the topics of anti-Semitism, racism, hate speech, and conspiracy myths. Virtual characters, known from the successful Chat-App Hidden Codes, guide users through the games and contextualize the content. The app is available free of charge (only in German!) in all popular app stores and can be used without logging in.

An app for teaching?

RE:think is particularly suitable for use in school lessons, but can also be understood and played intuitively without educational support.

The app is primarily aimed at young people between the ages of 13 and 16 (grades 7-10), but also at educational professionals as multipliers and other interested parties of all ages.

For educators, the Anne Frank Educational Center will offer accompanying material for the app starting at the end of 2025—with instructions, suggestions, and ideas for use in the classroom.

The idea behind the game is to create a space for self-reflection in which students can engage in conversation. […] This is also the idea behind the learning lab, where participants can reflect together and break out of their own pigeonholes. (Hami Nguyen, Anne Frank Educational Center, in an interview with WDR about the Re:think app; interview in German)

Die App ist kostenfrei in allen gängigen App-Stores zu finden: Apple App Store, Google Play Store.

Overview of the mini-games in RE:think

Powerful words and images: There are many discriminatory terms and representations. Are you aware of what is discriminatory and what is not?

Warning: hate speech. We encounter hate speech time and time again, especially online. But can you tell the difference between hate speech, insults, and differences of opinion?

Where does it come from: This game tests your knowledge and your sense of the world! Mark on the map where you think various everyday objects originally come from.

Person of Interest: Here you can experience how discrimination works in a playful way. Run Khadija's scanner and let yourself be evaluated.

Perspective: Look closely at the pictures. At first glance, they may seem normal, but there is always something hidden somewhere that will confuse you or make you smile.

Take a look: There are always moments in life when we ask ourselves: Does this person need our help or not? This can vary greatly depending on the situation. The game also shows this.

Eine Frage des Zufalls Icon Re:think App

A question of chance: Imagine you could change your identity at random. Would your life be exactly the same as it is now? What hobbies would you have? How would others treat you in everyday life? Try this thought experiment!

What is normal: What goes through your mind when you see strangers? Join in and discover how diverse “normal” can really be, and question your own prejudices!

Weitere Spiele sind:

🚌 Maria und Josef – Ohne Pass durch Europa.
💔 Verbotene Liebe – Wie war es früher homosexuell zu sein?
👕 Gut angezogen – Wie sehen andere Dein Outfit?
👓 Racist Glasses – Siehst du durch die Vorurteile?

RE:think – The Anne Frank Educational Center's digital learning lab was developed in collaboration with the Anne Frank Educational Center and funded by the Deutsche Bank Foundation.

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