Games Now a Dominant Tool in Education, Training; At Serious Play Conference, Speakers Share Tips on Implementation
Government/military speakers:
@David Smith, Lockheed Martin, will show a new DOD-funded open source framework for developing collaborative training applications via next generation web technologies
Paulette Robinson, National Defense University, will talk about a recent training program used by the military based on an MMO
@Jan Cannon-Bowers, Cubic Advanced Learning Solutions (CALS), will discuss a large-scale game-based training effort for the Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship
Enterprise training and gamification leaders sharing their insight will include:
@Lynda Donovan, Learnovate, Trinity College, presenting a market study on the use of serious games in large enterprises
@Ross Smith, Microsoft, elaborating on how games fit into a rapidly changing work culture
Guido Helmerhorst, Air France/KLM, speaking about the challenges of developing games for airline employees
Healthcare leaders presenting findings will include:
@Dan Baden, CDC, talking about the first federal healthcare game jam
@Clemens Gros, UNICEF, exploring the challenges of implementing serious games in Sub-Saharan Africa and other low-tech environments
@Pablo Suarez, Climate Centre, sharing the Red Crescent/Red Cross?training game about dealing with extreme weather events and climate change
@Pam Kato, Coventry University, reviewing key challenges facing healthcare game developers
Education leaders sharing their experience will include:
@Zoran Popovic, University of Washington, outlining a worldwide math challenge sponsored by DARPA
@Girlie Delacruz, CRESST, UCLA explaining how game assessment can be done and how this data is furthering scientific research
@Chris Haskell, Boise State University, addressing how MMORPG mechanics such as leveling, skill-building and immersion in a virtual world can be applied to education
A pre-conference workshop on Monday, July 21 will offer hands-on instruction for those who are new to game-based learning. For more information, check out the site: www.seriousplayconference.com
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