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LV.01 — CAPE TOWN, 1955
ONLINE · 247 PLAYERS
HACKATHON DEMO · v1.0

DIVIDEDCITY

▸ One City. Three Generations. Different Opportunities.

Experience Cape Town's history through the lives of people navigating a city shaped by segregation, displacement, and unequal access to opportunity. Play, decide, walk the long way home.

👩🏽 ←👨🏿 ←👩🏿3 playable lives
★ INSERT COIN ★
DIVIDED CITY
a Cape Town story
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▸ PRESS [START] TO PLAY
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🎖 NEW QUEST
WORLD MAP

THE GAME WORLD

Travel between locations as the story unfolds. Each pin is a chapter. Each road is a decision someone, somewhere, had to make.

📍 NOW · GUGULETHU · 1985
⏱ 02:47 commute
SELECT YOUR CHARACTER

THREE LIVES · ONE CITY

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Aaliyah

1955

District Six Resident

HopefulEntrepreneurialCommunity-Oriented
💬 "We sell, we sing, we stay. This street is mine."
MOOD · HOPEFULSTORY 80%
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Thabo

1985

Gugulethu Resident

DeterminedHardworkingResilient
💬 "Two buses, one taxi. I'll still be on time."
MOOD · DETERMINEDSTORY 45%
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Zanele

2024

Khayelitsha Resident

AmbitiousCreativeFuture-Focused
💬 "The map is old. I'm drawing a new one."
MOOD · AMBITIOUSSTORY 15%
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CHAPTERS

THREE LEVELS · ONE LONG STORY

01LEVEL 1

DISTRICT SIX

1950s
▸ Warm · Colourful · Bustling
  • 🎺 jazz on the corner
  • 🥖 the baker knows your name
  • 👟 kids run barefoot to the square

Shops, music, community, vibrant streets.

▶ PLAY CHAPTER
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02LEVEL 2

FORCED REMOVALS

1966 – 1982
▸ Tension · Uncertainty · Disruption
  • 📜 a notice nailed to the door
  • 🚚 the trucks arrive at dawn
  • 🏚️ where the house was, dust

Notices, trucks, bulldozers, expanding distances.

▶ PLAY CHAPTER
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03LEVEL 3

LEGACY TODAY

1994 – 2024
▸ Reflection · Reality · Hope
  • 🚌 04:30 — first taxi
  • 🏢 09:00 — city centre
  • 🌙 19:40 — long ride home

Long commutes, transport routes, opportunity gaps.

▶ PLAY CHAPTER
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MISSIONS

QUESTS · NOT QUIZZES

Every question is a story decision. Earn Heritage Points. Unlock the next chapter.

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MISSION 01· EXPLORE
Walk Hanover Street
+50 ★
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DECISION· CHOICE
Stay, or pack the truck?
🎖 Freedom Fighter
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CHALLENGE· PUZZLE
Plan a Khayelitsha → CBD commute under 90 min
+120 ★
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HIDDEN· SECRET
Find the bakery that fed three generations
📚 Hidden Fact
PROGRESSION

EARN YOUR BADGES

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Freedom Fighter

Stood up at a turning point.

▸ LOCKED · 0/3
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History Explorer

Uncovered 25 hidden facts.

▸ LOCKED · 0/3
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Community Guardian

Reconnected a divided neighbourhood.

▸ LOCKED · 0/3
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Change Maker

Rewrote a future, choice by choice.

▸ LOCKED · 0/3
★ ★ ★ GAME COMPLETE ★ ★ ★

YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH

DIVIDED CITY

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1,247
Heritage Points
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327 km
Distance Travelled
⏱
42h
Commute Hours
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58
Facts Learned
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9 / 12
Achievements

"Would your opportunities have been different
if you were born somewhere else?"