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Serious Games

The inspiration for this event on Serious Games came from Jane McGonigal’s TED talk on Serious Games and David Helgason’s declaration of the 'Year of Gamification'.
In Creative economy & culture
2 Dec 2010
Nesta, London

The rise of Serious Games.

This event examined how games and games technologies are being brought into 'serious' areas, as well as how serious tasks are being made more game-like. More specifically, we outlined three specific ways that games can be adopted by other sectors:

  • by generating positive side effects from gameplay;
  • by creating technology that can be reused;
  • and by increasing engagement with a problem or activity.

Speakers

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Stian Westlake

Executive Director of Policy and Research

Mary Matthews

Blitz Games Studios

Alex Fleetwood

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2 Dec 2010

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