Playing DemocraCity, students learn about the unique aspects of Australian democracy. They'll help issue ballot papers, practise voting and explore how votes are counted.

Create exciting civics experiences in your classroom

DemocraCity creates the energy of a real election in your classroom. Civics education becomes an active and exciting experience.

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Range of itineraries to choose from or create on your own

DemocraCity is designed with a selection of modules, which can be combined to create a range of itineraries. Teachers can choose from a suggested itinerary or design their own.

Modules and itineraries

Rich resources to support your activities

Each game module is supported by robust educational resources designed to help teachers plan and deliver targeted lessons, consolidate student understanding, and assess civics knowledge in creative ways.

Resources

Start your journey

1. Check

  1. Check your school's requirements and familarise with our FAQs for more information.
  2. Democracity needs the same permissions and approvals required for other apps or programs in your school.

2. Download

  1. Download and install DemocraCity.
  2. Sign up to the DemocraCity Teacher portal. The Teacher's portal is required to run a DemocraCity session in your classroom.

3. Plan

  1. Explore the game modules and plan your lesson. We recommend two one-hour sessions to cover key content.
  2. Use the suggested itineraries or curate your own using the Teacher portal.

4. Start

  1. Use the Teacher portal to run and create your own DemocraCity session.
  2. Provide the unique session key to your students to enter and start playing.

Download DemocraCity

DemocraCity can be played on laptops, tablets, Chromebooks or phones. Follow the link for detailed instructions.

Download and install

Frequently Asked Questions

To try DemocraCity you can use this session key: Q7A-MF6-VVD. The enrolment module will load automatically and on completion you can choose to play any module you like.

To play DemocraCity with your students in the classroom, register in the DemocraCity Control panel and generate your session key - it only takes a few minutes. Your students will use this key to join the game, allowing you to track their progress. See our step-by-step guide for more information.

Mandatory modules provide a starting point for students to explore foundational civic content. We have curated itineraries with mandatory modules that not only align with the curriculum but create a learning pathway.

DemocraCity is a fully interactive 3D education game. We have screen recording (videos) of the game being played. You can see all the modules represented with a play-through video. The experience of playing DemocraCity is fully interactive with students taking an active role in learning.

DemocraCity is free to download and use.

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