Welcome to a website supporting the An Interactive Learning Environment The Village of Umuofia is a virtual reality space enhancing the study of Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart and the Igbo people at time of British colonial domination of Nigeria (late 19th early 20th century). Participants may use this environment in a variety of ways, including as an immersive museum of images of Igbo village life and traditional West African music, as well as an interactive space for live action role play activities based on the novel. The Village of Umuofia is part of Literary Worlds and entered from the Literary Worlds Portal. |
Authentic Igbo images
are used with permission from the Jones
Photographic Archive of Southeastern Nigerian Art and Culture.
Traditional West African music by Yaya
Diallo.
An
experimental activity, comments and suggestions welcome. Village of Umuofia creator: Dr. Allen Webb |