About Serious Games

Serious games (SGs) or persuasive games are computer and video games used as persuasion technology or educational technology. They can be similar to educational games, but are often intended for an audience outside of primary or secondary education. Serious games can be of any genre and many of them can be considered a kind of edutainment.

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Showing posts with label Conference. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 10 July 2007

Serious Games Sessions Europe, Dec 3rd 2007, Lyon, France



http://www.sgseurope.fr/uk/

A unique experience awaits you with :

A day full of conferences :
Understand the new uses of Serious Games and learn from experts from all over the world !

A day for testing Serious Games solutions :
Exchange information and ideas around simulation and learning terminals in the central space dedicated to demonstrations.

A day of demonstrations for playing in a serious mood :
The program includes learning by playing, immersion training, custom design, and exemplary applications !Everything is possible when the world of video games takes corporate needs into account.

A day for doing business :
Come and buy or sell solutions, techniques or projects by meeting international purchasers and vendors face to face.

Serious Games Sessions Europe Needs speakers. Apply here:
http://www.sgseurope.fr/uk/presentation1/news.html

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Saturday, 16 June 2007

11th International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games

21st-23rd November 2007.

Université de La Rochelle,
La Rochelle,
France.


The International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games organised by The University of Wolverhampton, England, is one of the leading research conferences devoted to the advancement of the theory and practice of games development. It brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state of the art, new research results, perspectives of future developments and innovative applications relevant to games development and related areas. We are proud to announce that this years conference is sponsored by the Université de La Rochelle. The most recent conference, CGAMES06 was held at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland and attracted more than 100 participants.

http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/gamecentre/cgames07_lar/index.html

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Wednesday, 6 June 2007

Serious Virtual Worlds '07 : First European Conference on the Professional Applications of Virtual Worlds.

13 – 14 September 2007 @ The Serious Games Institute, Coventry, UK
The Serious Games Institute and Ambient Performance announce the first Serious Virtual Worlds conference.

The Programme


The extraordinary success of virtual worlds such as 'Second Life' as virtual social spaces for play leads to the question 'What is the potential for the serious uses of these worlds?' The theme for this first Serious Virtual Worlds conference is 'The Reality of the Virtual World' and takes a close look at how virtual worlds are now being used for serious professional purposes. Many organisations are now actively researching and deploying virtual worlds. Serious Virtual Worlds is your introduction to the serious uses of virtual worlds.

Who should attend?

Professionals with interests in using technology for communication and collaboration, for education and training, scenario planning and for commercial activities, from corporates, the Media, multimedia development organisations, public sector organisations, consultancies, technology solution providers, researchers….

The Conference

Day 1 – Introducing Virtual Worlds: presentations and conversations introducing virtual worlds and the 3D web from Cisco, HP, Forterra, Giunti, Daden, Ambient, Visual 3D, Anticyp,..closing with the launch of the Serious Games Institute's 'Second Life' Island

Day 2 - Serious Virtual Worlds: Action & Potential: live virtual world presentations and conversations from PA Consulting, IBM, Reuters, BP, Trusim, Forterra.

For further information and to pre-book your place at this limited space event contact: dick.davies@ambientperformance.com

site:
http://www.seriousvirtualworlds.com/

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