The Department of New Technologies of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura has successfully concluded the initiative ‘Fuerteventura: Familiar Gaming Challenge!’. This event, funded by FDCAN funds, has traveled to locations such as Cotillo, Gran Tarajal, and Morro Jable, offering healthy and quality digital leisure alternatives for the whole family, with the aim of reducing the digital divide between generations.
The activities were part of events organized by the Department of Youth and the City Councils of Tuineje and Pájara, coinciding with International Youth Day and cultural and youth weeks. The insular president, Lola García, highlighted the importance of “offering spaces for youth, not only focused on leisure but also on learning, where they can discover scientific vocations and receive guidance on the responsible use of technology”.
For her part, the Minister of New Technologies, Carmen Alonso, emphasized that it is “a very special project, designed for families to enjoy together, with cooperative video game stations, virtual reality, and other tools that help bridge the generational gap, offering a healthy leisure alternative in summer and personalized advice on digital education and parental mediation”.
The ‘Fuerteventura: Familiar Gaming Challenge!’ featured latest-generation consoles for cooperative family play, virtual reality (VR) experiences, arcade game areas, and simulation stations. All programmed video games are PEGI certified (suitable for minors).
Additionally, the project included a space dedicated to family guidance. Specialists offered personalized advice to parents and guardians on key issues such as parental mediation, cybersecurity, screen time management, and prevention of digital addiction, providing practical tools to support minors in their use of technology.
The activities were supported by qualified technology monitors and facilitators, ensuring that all venues were 100% accessible for people with reduced mobility (PMR) and safe for all audiences.
