This year’s apply serious games conference opened with a keynote from Lord David Putnam. He made some interesting predictions about the future of the education system including the belief that, “when you leave school you should not just be asked what you learnt but also what you taught!” A view advocating peer-2-peer learning, something we are exploring through several of our new developments.
During the conference we gained an insight into the projects of other serious games developers such as Pixel Learning, Red Redemption, Coole Immersive and Six to Start, who are doing some interesting developments with ARGs (augmented reality games). We also saw a range of serious games and simulations targeted at the medical sector, including a game to educate cancer patients about their chemotherapy.
By and large the conference was a good insight into the current developments in the serious games industry; we walked away with some interesting prospects and plans for the following year.
Labels: apply serious games 08, ASG08, Lord David Putnam
