What if dreaming was an act of creation?
That’s what Daydream Alexandria set out to prove.
Part of Hack Club’s global “Daydream” Game Jam, the event brought together high schoolers from Alexandria to join a worldwide community of young makers in over 100 cities. The goal: to imagine, design, and code original games from scratch in a weekend.
Organized locally by Revivals Egypt (now evolving as Flonga), Daydream Alexandria invited young developers, artists, and storytellers to explore how imagination and open-source technology can build entire worlds from nothing.
A Global Movement for Young Makers
Hack Club’s Daydream wasn’t just another competition, it was a celebration of youth creativity, curiosity, and courage.
Around the world, high school students gathered to learn, collaborate, and ship their very first games using open-source engines, specifically Godot.
In Alexandria, this spirit came alive inside Flux Coworking Space, where participants spent the weekend learning, prototyping, and playtesting their own creations to transform their ideas into playable realities.
Powered by Open Source & Global Support
Daydream Alexandria came to life thanks to the generous support of AOSUS, the Arab Open Source Software Community (aosus.org), and the Goethe-Institut Alexandria.
Both partners played an essential role in making the event possible, helping provide the means and resources needed to empower youth participation and creativity.
Their support reflected a shared belief in open access to knowledge, digital creativity, and the potential of young innovators across the Arab region.
The Experience: From Code to Creativity
Over the course of the jam, participants learned how to use Godot, one of the world’s most intuitive and open-source game engines.
They attended beginner-friendly workshops on:
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Game design and prototyping
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2D/3D world-building
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Open-source publishing on itch.io
By the end of the event, attendees showcased their original games & creative projects built entirely from scratch, and shared publicly for others to play.
Each submission represented what Daydream stands for: imagination as skill, collaboration as innovation, and creation as empowerment.
Why Daydream Matters
In a scene where youth often consume rather than create, Daydream gave them a space to build.
It wasn’t about competition; it was about community, exploration, and learning through play.
From coders and writers to musicians and visual artists, every participant found their role in shaping something new proving that technology can be a canvas for creativity.
For Revivals and Flonga, Daydream Alexandria was a milestone aligning with the mission to connect creative technology, sustainability, and youth empowerment. It demonstrated how giving youth the tools to experiment can lead to real innovation, even from small beginnings.
Beyond Alexandria
While Daydream was rooted locally, it was part of a worldwide celebration of creativity. Over 100 cities joined the Hack Club initiative simultaneously, turning the game jam into one of the largest youth-led creative tech movements of the year.
Each location from Cairo, San Francisco, to California shared one belief: the future belongs to those who dare to build it.
Looking Forward
Flonga aims to expand this spirit across Egypt and the MENA region through more youth-led digital labs, hackathons, and open-source collaborations.
Projects like Daydream Alexandria and Scrapyard Vanity are setting the stage for a generation of changemakers who see technology not just as a tool, but as a way to tell stories, solve problems, and reimagine the future.
Because sometimes, the best ideas start with a simple daydream.
About Flonga
Flonga is a digital youth innovation startup emerging from Revivals Egypt, supported by partners like Hack Club, KidsRights, State of Youth, AOSUS, and Goethe-Institut.
It bridges creative technology, sustainability, and social impact through storytelling, open-source projects, and global collaborations.
Read More about AOSUS support to us here: https://aosus.org/en/2135
