| The SGEED - 2010 concluded successfully its works with the promise of a new international Conference in the forthcoming year. The experience accumulated during this three-day event is a guarantee of even greater success and even more stimulating discussions and events. Thank you all for coming. We look forward to seeing you again in Milan, in 2011! please visit http://www.serious-gaming.info/5_-SGEED-2010/10_-_Future_SGEED-2011 |
Serious Games, Education & Economic Development
SGEED-2010
July 7-9, 2010, Ioannina, Greece
Conference Programme (Last update: 7 July 2010)
| Day 1: Wednesday, 07.07.2010 | |
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| 18:00-21:00 | Registration and welcome of participants. |
| 20:30-21:30 | Welcome reception & networking gathering. |
| 21:30-23:30 | World Cup match. |
| Semi-final: Germany vs Spain. Great fun with open air big TV screen (weather permitting). | |
| Day 2: Thursday, 08.07.2010 | |
| Science and Technology Park of Epirus, University of Ioannina. | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Registration and welcome. |
| 10:30-11:30 | Opening of the conference. |
| Speeches from representatives by the hosts and co-organising institutions. | |
| Welcoming introduction, Mrs. Katerina Filippou-Keramida – Head of the conference "SGEED-2010. | |
| Mrs. Dimitra Georgakopoulou - Mpasta - General Secretary of the Region of Epirus. | |
| Mr. Dimitrios Mparatsas, Chairman of Chamber of Commerce in Ioannina & Chairman of the B.D.of BIC of Epirus. | |
| Prof. Ioannis Gerothanassis, Rector of the University of Ioaninna. | |
| Mr. Evripidis Glavas, Vicepresident of TEI Epirus. | |
| Mrs. Anna Asimakopoulou, representative of Municipality of Ioannina. | |
| Presentation of the LUDUS project, Mrs. Katerina Filippou-Keramida, Managing Director of BIC of Epirus & Coordinator of LUDUS project. | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break. |
| 12:00-13:30 | Societal and business issues of serious games. |
| Growth potential, macro-trends & market evolution. Complementary skills and inputs required for serious gaming development. Successful cluster and communities in Europe. Impact of serious games on learning. Impact of serious games on innovation, regional development, competitiveness. Viewpoints of users (schools, universities, training centers, companies), as well as producers (developers, entrepreneurs). | |
| Session chair: Mrs. Katerina Filippou-Keramida, BIC of Epirus. | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Can serious games promote innovation and regional development? Mr. Anestis Filopoulos, PROMEA. |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Serious Games showcases, Dr. Yiannis Pappas, PROMEA. |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Hellenic Game Developers Association, Dr. Kostas Anagnostou, Ionian University. |
| 13:30-14:45 | Lunch break. |
| 14:45-15:45 | Societal and business issues of serious games – continuation. |
| Session chair: Mr. Jens Koslowsky, LUDUS project. | |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Serious games in education, Dr. Kostas Anagnostou, Ionian University. |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Emotions and learning: Their interplay within serious games, Dr. Antonio Ascolese, niversity of Milan-Biccoca. |
| 15:45-16:15 | Coffee break. |
| 16:15-17:45 | Prizes awarding ceremonyof the European best learning games competition on serious games (EBLGC-2010). |
| Session chair: Dr Yiannis Pappas, PROMEA. | |
| 16:15 - 16:40 | How we got here: Introductory speech about the competition, Mr. Jens Koslowsky, LUDUS project. |
| 16:40 - 17:45 | Presentation of the winning entries to the EBLGC-2010, Mr. Gregor Erznožnik, Regional Development Agency of Gorenjska. |
| Day 3: Friday, 09.07.2010 | |
| Science and Technology Park of Epirus, University of Ioannina. | |
| 09:30-11:00 | Design, technologies and methodologies for serious games. |
| Storytelling, scenarios & scripts Multi-disciplinary inputs for serious games production. Implementing learning functionalities & content. Evaluation and assessment methodologies. Game programming, Development platforms, tools and systems for serious games. | |
| Session chair: Dr. Kostas Anagnostou, Ionian University. | |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Learning through games in the physical context: mobile and virtual world applications, Mr. Pavlos Koulouris, Ellinogermaniki Agogi S.A. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Experience-driven Procedural Content Generation, Prof. Georgios Yiannakakis, IT University of Copenhagen. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | The challenge of developing digital game-based learning products for “small markets”, Dr. Maria Roussou, Make Believe Ltd. |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break. |
| 11:30-13:00 | Serious games potential for regional growth, innovation & competitiveness. |
| Panel discussion on the added value of serious games for regional development innovation & competitiveness. What is the potential for developing serious games clusters? Can regional strategies be effective? What are the inhibitors? | |
| Session chair: Mrs Katerina Filippou-Keramida, BIC of Epirus. | |
| Introduction: Serious Gaming market overview – Findings from the LUDUS project, Jens Koslowsky, LUDUS project. | |
| Mr. Anestis Filopoulos, PROMEA, Prof. Georgios Yiannakakis, IT University of Copenhagen, Dr. Antonio Ascolese, University of Milan-Biccoca, Dr. Maria Roussou, Make Believe Ltd. | |
| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch break. |
| 14:15-15:30 | Presentations of serious games application, projects and ventures. |
| Presentation of serious games applications, projects and ventures in different field: Learning, Training, Health care, Social awareness, Cultural heritage, Public administration & government. | |
| Session chair: Dr. Kostas Anagnostou, Ioanian University. | |
| 14:45 - 14:40 | Building Conceptually Rich VR Gaming Environments: The ‘SimSafety’ Case Study, Mr Kalaitzis & Mr. E. Valeontis, Research & Academic Computing Technologies Institute. |
| 14:40 - 15:05 | Using a management serious game within an entrepreneurship training project for the students of an informatics and telecommunications degree, Marios Mantakas, Technological Educational Institution of Epirus. |
| 15:05 - 15:30 | The Magic Potion - An Adventure Game for Learning for Students with Mild Intellectual Disability, Mr. Panagiotis Tragazikis, University of Athens. |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break. |
| 16:00-16:50 | Presentations of serious games application, projects and ventures - continuation. |
| Session chair: Dr. Kostas Anagnostou, Ionian University. | |
| 16:00 - 16:25 | Game-Based Learning for Knowledge Sharing and Transfer: the e-VITA project, Mrs. Dimitra Pappa, Demokritos, National Center of Scientific Research / project Evita. |
| 16:25 - 16:50 | Cognitive and Physical Training For Senior Citizens, Mrs. Eleni L. Vlahou, University of Crete. |
| 16:50-18:00 | Speed networking event. |
| Networking session between regional development experts, companies, projects, developers, users aiming to explore cooperation and to identify and build consensus on common future activities. | |
| 18:00-18:30 | Closure of the conference. |
| Mrs. Katerina Filippou-Keramida, BIC of Epirus. | |
| Mr. Anestis Filopoulos, PROMEA. | |