It was created in part of the Yijala Yala project run by art and social justice organisation Big hART between 2011 and 2015, in collaboration with around 50 young Aboriginal Australian people in Roebourne, Western Australia (known as Ieramugadu to the locals).
Its aim was to help develop skills and create future opportunities for young people in Roebourne, incorporating its cultural heritage.
[5] The project produced a variety of content in different media, including theatre, films, exhibitions and video, many of which were well-reviewed and awarded.
[3] In the early stages of the Yijala Yala project, Big hART set out to begin building digital media skills, creating content and passing on stories through everyday technologies including mobile phones, computers, television and radio.
[4][6] A series of workshops was conducted by Stu Campbell (aka Sutu), at Roebourne District High School, developing a game called Love Punks,[4] with around 50 young people aged between 7 and 14.
[9] The young people who helped to create Neomad also star in the work, designated as 14 heroes and heroines known as the Love Punks or Satellite Sisters.
[9] drawn from , In the interactive version, the user can click the speech bubbles on the animated panels, to hear the recordings of the narrative made by the children, in their voices.