In preparation for Serious Games Showcase & Challenge 2013, the SGS&C team has been evaluating and prototyping various online tools to facilitate the submissions process. Past submissions processes involved filling out a Microsoft Word form document and submitting via email. As a result, the submission forms received were highly variable because of the various ways…
“Agencies are now embracing game technology as a powerful tool for education, training and outreach,” says Government Computer News (GCN) in their May 2013 issue. The article details how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA and the US Army are employing games to further their missions. For instance,…
MindShift reported today that a new study released by SRI International suggests that games can improve cognitive learning by as much as 12% in science, technology, engineering and math subjects over K-16 students who were not exposed to the digital game. For simulations, the effective is even more dramatic — increases by as much as…
One of SGS&C 2012 most unusual finalists games, Nevermind, was nominated for the Most Innovative award at the 2013 Games for Change Festival to be held next week in New York City. Nevermind is a psychological horror game set within the minds of psychological trauma patients that uses biofeedback sensor technology, a heart-rate monitor, to…
The consensus at last week’s e-virtuoses conference is that the serious games industry is bigger than ever and growing, but the games still have to be fun. E-virtuoses was held in Valenciennes, France with international participation. “Anyone who makes the distinction between serious games and entertainment games doesn’t know the first thing about either,” said Jeroen van…
The GameTech Conference, sponsored by the National Center for Simulation, was held in April in Orlando, FL. The conference is focused on the use of serious games to support learning and education as well as virtual worlds and mobile technology for the same. GameTech provides a comprehensive look into the tools, technologies, methodologies and science behind how…
As a prospective game entry candidate, you might have wondered how the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) team deals with all the serious games it receives. Well, it is not easy, but it is easier than it was before. At one time, the SGS&C team used an FTP server to receive games and distribute…
Serious Game Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) is pleased to announce its 2013 finalists. Finalists are currently being reviewed by an esteemed panel of evaluators to determine the winners in the Business, Government, and Student categories. Five of the finalists are also competing for the Best Mobile Game Award. Six of the finalists will be competing…
Simulation Australia and the Serious Games Consultancy, in association with the International Serious Games Showcase & Challenge present the second Simulation Australia Serious Games Showcase & Challenge – Australia & New Zealand at SimTecT and SimHealth 2013. The purpose of the Simulation Australia Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) – Australia & New Zealand is…
Henrike Lode, who led the team that won the SGS&C 2012 Best Student Game Award and now leading Lohika ApS based in based in Copenhagen, Denmark, spoke this week at the 10th Nordic Games Conference. Her talk “Machineers – Playfully introducing programming to children” focused on the experience of creating their flagship puzzle adventure game that…
