EPIC-WE Project at the European Parliament Highlights the Role of Video Games in Promoting European Values

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EPIC-WE Project at the European Parliament Highlights the Role of Video Games in Promoting European Values

The EPIC-WE project took part in the European Youth Event 2025, held on 13–14 June at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Inês Nunes (HEI-Lab) and Maria Gonçalves (CICANT) represented the Óbidos hub, joining peers from Hilversum (Netherlands) and Aarhus (Denmark) for two talks titled “Shaping Europe’s Culture Through Games”. The researchers emphasised the potential of video games to promote European values, the role of game jams as spaces for youth cultural creation, and the importance of young people as agents of change.

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Projeto EPIC-WE no Parlamento Europeu destaca a importância dos videojogos na promoção de valores europeus

O projeto EPIC-WE marcou presença no European Youth Event 2025, que decorreu nos dias 13 e 14 de junho no Parlamento Europeu em Estrasburgo, França. Inês Nunes (HEI-Lab) e Maria Gonçalves (CICANT) representaram o hub de Óbidos, juntando-se aos representantes de Hilversum (Países Baixos) e Aarhus (Dinamarca) em duas apresentações com o título “Shaping Europe’s Culture Through Games”. As investi