4th European Conference on Games Based Learning
The Danish School of Education, University of Aarhus, Copenhagen, Denmark
21-22 October 2010

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ECGBL Conference Director:     Thomas Connolly, University of the West of Scotland, UK
2010 Conference Chair:               Birgitte Holm Sørensen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
ECGBL Programme Director:     Mark Stansfield, University of the West of Scotland, UK
2010 Programme Chair:               Bente Meyer, University of Aarhus, Denmark

This is the 4th Annual Conference and it will be hosted by The Danish School of Education, University of Aarhus.

Researchers at The Danish School of Education have for the last 10 years had an interest in Serious Games, and in 2007 the research project Serious Games on a Global Market Place was funded by The Danish Council for Strategic Research (KINO). By unifying the forces of researchers, game developers and educationalists, the aim of this project is to create global serious games based on Danish traditions of play and learning.

Approximately 15 researchers in this project explore, build and implement prototypes of learning games and games for promoting play in collaboration with companies, using their products and experience to develop knowledge about game challenges, didactic design, methodologies, play and learning.

The Conference will address elements of both theory and practice of aspects of Serious Games, and it offers an opportunity for academics, consultants and practitioners involved in this field to meet and exchange ideas. The programme for the event will include an extensive range of peer-reviewed papers, including keynote presentations from leaders in the field.

We warmly encourage you to join us at ECGBL 2010!

Birgitte Holm Sørensen
Conference Chair.

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Important dates

Registration news

Earlybird registrations are available until 12 August 2010. Please read the earlybird condition on the registration page.
Special reduced rates are available for students and supervisors attending together.
Special reduced rates are offered for group bookings. See the registration page for details.

Blogs
This blogroll links to blogs on games based learning.

Publication opportunity

Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. Selected papers will also be considered for publication in a special issue of the Electronic Journal of e-Learning and to the International Journal of Game-Based Learning. The latest issue of the Electronic Journal of e-Learning is available to read online.

Conference Status

The preliminary programme has now been published. This will be updated frequently before the conference. Please note, it is not advisable to make travel arrangements based on this early preliminary programme. If you need to present on a specific day, please contact the conference director Sue Nugus who will try to accommodate your request. A .pdf copy of the programme can be download from the downloads area.

Note to Authors: 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. Author registration (including payment) must be completed by 16 September 2010.

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