Aug 5

Serious Play 2017 and the Virginia Serious Games Institute

Posted by David Wortley

The Serious Play 2017 Conference held at the Virginia Serious Games Institute (VSGI) near Washington, USA was a strong affirmation of the ever growing understanding of and commitment to the role of play and games in modern education strategies. The VSGI is modelled on the original Serious Games Institute at Coventry University and…

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Aug 2

Are you a Games Master, Player, Fan, Spectator or Hermit?

Posted by David Wortley

The latest e-newsletter on Gamification and Enabling Technologies accessed by the link above includes a review of 2 recent conferences whose primary focus has been on serious games and gamification for learning and development. The Thaisim 2017 conference in Bangkok included a number of practical examples of the use of gamification for learner…

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