Conversation about digital game "Mīklu režģis"

Sanita Reinsone, Head of the Digital Humanities Centre at the University of Latvia, and Ilze Ļaksa-Timinska, researcher at the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia, joined the Latvian Radio 1 programme "Kultūras rondo" to discuss the development of the new digital game "Mīklu režģis" (Riddle Grid), Latvian folk riddle traditions, and the possibilities of bringing folklore heritage into the digital environment.

 Listen to the conversation (in Latvian) HERE.

 The game "Mīklu režģis" invites players to test their ingenuity by solving authentic Latvian folk riddles and finding their answers in a letter grid.
 Try the game HERE.

About the project
The game "Mīklu režģis" is being developed by the Digital Humanities Centre at the University of Latvia as part of the "ȬPEN" project (No. ZDA-LIP 2025/2). The Latvian folk riddles featured in the game come from Garamantas.lv, the digital archive of the Archives of Latvian Folklore at the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia. The public engagement campaign is implemented as part of the project "University of Latvia and Institutes in the European Research Area – Excellence in Research and Collaboration" (No. 1.1.1.5/3/25/I/011).