How We Make It Fun + Useful

Gamified Documentation

Community Treasure Hunts

• QR code trails linking physical locations to archived stories
• Photo challenges documenting neighborhood changes over time
• Story mapping games where residents contribute memories and histories
• “Digital archaeology” projects finding deleted government pages

Social Learning Events

• Wikipedia edit-a-thons for Guwahati-specific articles
• Archive parties where community brings photos/documents to digitize together
• “Policy bingo” tracking government promises vs. delivery
• “Bureaucracy speedruns” timing RTI responses as community challenge

Creative Preservation Methods

Visual Storytelling

• Before/after photo challenges showing neighborhood transformations
• Street art documentation walks with creator interviews
• Historical photo overlays showing change through simple web tools
• Community-generated visual timelines of local development

Interactive Knowledge Sharing

• Cooking videos with traditional recipes and techniques
• “Talk to the trees” installations using archived ecological knowledge
• Community knowledge quizzes using archived content for education
• Traditional games documentation with contemporary community play

Living Archives

• Community-generated content feeding into searchable databases
• Storytelling workshops where archives become source material
• Skill-sharing sessions documented for future learning
• Intergenerational knowledge exchange programs

Community Integration

Citizen Archivist Training

• Workshops teaching basic documentation and preservation skills
• Digital literacy programs focused on community knowledge creation
• Technical training for website monitoring and transparency tools
• Collaborative skill-sharing between experienced and new community members

Balancing Rigor & Accessibility

• Professional archival standards adapted for community practice
• Creative approaches that maintain preservation quality
• Community review processes ensuring accuracy and cultural sensitivity
• Documentation practices accessible across different technical skill levels

Ethical Protocols

• Clear guidelines for sensitive information and community consent
• Protocols distinguishing public, restricted, and member-only content
• Regular community feedback and adjustment of archival practices
• Transparency about how archives are used and who has access