Over the last ten years, the way in which education and training is delivered has changed considerably with the advent of new technologies. One such new technology that holds considerable promise for helping to engage learners is Games-Based Learning (GBL).

The Conference offers an opportunity for scholars and practitioners interested in the issues related to GBL to share their thinking and research findings. The conference examines the question “Can Games-Based Learning Enhance Learning?” and seeks high-quality papers that address this question. Papers can cover various issues and aspects of GBL in education and training: technology and implementation issues associated with the development of GBL; use of mobile and MMOGs for learning; pedagogical issues associated with GBL; social and ethical issues in GBL; GBL best cases and practices, and other related aspects. We are particularly interested in empirical research that addresses whether GBL enhances learning. This Conference provides a forum for discussion, collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in any of these fields of research or practice.

The conference committee welcomes both academic and practitioner papers on a wide range of topics and a wide range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods.  Action research, case studies and research in practice are welcomed approaches. Work-in-progress, panel discussion, proposals for workshops and tutorials are also welcome. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:- Technology: innovative games-based learning technologies, applications, tools and environments; use of mobile games for learning; technology for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) for learning; implementation issues associated with games-based learning. Pedagogy: learning and instructional theory for games-based learning; assessment in games-based learning; evaluation of games-based learning; use of narrative and storytelling; use of audio; case studies and best practices in the use of games-based learning; future of games-based learning. Social and Ethical Issues: social and collaborative aspects of games-based learning; gender, cultural and violence issues; ethical issues; organizational issues associated with the implementation of GBL in education and training

Submission details

Abstract details:     The Abstract should be a minimum of 100 and no more than 300 words including between 5 and 7 keywords to be received by 17 May 2007.

Submission:          Use the Abstract Submission Form  Please ensure that you complete all relevant sections of the form, including the proposed title for the paper, the full names (first name and surname, not initials), and email addresses of all authors and a postal address and telephone number for at least one contact author. Please indicate clearly if the contact author is not the lead author. 

Full paper:             Only required after acceptance of abstract and not to be more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references. Submission date will be no later than 31 May 2007. Full papers should be sent as .doc or .rtf attachments, by email to the conference manager, Elaine Hayne.

Important information
The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the proposed paper is relevant to the Conference. The authors of abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification of abstract selection. All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. For authors whose first language is not English we request that you have your work proof read prior to submission by a native English speaker (or at least a fluent English speaker). Papers can be rejected due to a poor standard of English. Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the work at the Conference (see the registration section of the conference website for more information about registration). Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper.

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