Designing Board Games to Foster Tolerance

Abstract

Today, tolerance for diversity in society begins to erode. The low tolerance can threaten the integrity and unity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). Tolerance towards diversity should be inculcated since childhood. One way to develop tolerance in children is to use the playing method. This study aimed to develop children's play equipment that can increase children's tolerance for diversity in society. One type of children's play equipment is board games. This board game is expected to educate children to be more tolerant of various differences in society such as: ethnicity, race, religion, and class. This increase in tolerance will support the unity and unity of the Indonesian people. The method used to design this board game was a creative method. Data collection was done by conducting surveys, observations, and literature searches. Audience target characteristics are children aged 6-10 years and live in big cities in Java such as: Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, and Semarang.