| Wednesday 3 October 2012 |
| 18:30 | River Lee Hotel
Welcome reception (Until 1930) |
| Thursday 4 October 2012 |
| 9:00 | Registration and Refreshments |
| 9:30 | Room: Western Room
Welcome from the Conference Chair: Patrick Felicia |
| 9:45 | Keynote address: Dr Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
"The potential of tablets to game-based learning." |
| 10:30 | Conference splits into streams | | | | |
| | Room: Exhibition
Stream A: Serious Games
Chair: Sylvester Anab | Room: Blarney
Stream B: Game Design
Chair: Darryl Charles | Room: Coachford
Stream C: Primary Education
Chairs: Anna-Sofia Alkind-Taylor | Room: Peake
Stream D: Mini Track on Multi-User Virtual Environments for Game-based Learning
Chairs: Stefan Göbel and Viktor Wendel | Room: Victoria
Stream E: Game Based applications and tools
Chair: Peter Mozelius |
| 10:45 | Exploring University Library Induction Within An Undergraduate Serious-Games Design Module
Bates Matthew, David Brown, Jon Fletcher and Sandra Price, Nottingham Trent University, UK | Creating Serious Games Through Multidisciplinary Teams At Third Level: Evaluating The Implications Of An In-House Approach
Rooney Pauline, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland | Evaluation of Computer Games Developed by Primary School Children to Gauge Understanding of Programming Concepts
Wilson Amanda, Thomas Hainey and Thomas Connolly, University of West of Scotland, Scotland | A Pilot Implementation of an Immersive Online 3D Environment for Collaboration Among Computing Students in a Scottish University
Scullion Jim, Mark Stansfield, Thomas Hainey and Thomas Connolly, University of the West of Scotland, UK | What Do We Learn From The 'Game Of Catallaxy'?
Remmele Bernd, WHL Graduate School of Business and Economics, Germany |
| 11:15 | Towards Social Serious Games
Konert Johannes, Stefan Göbel and Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany | Combining Game Designs for Creating Adaptive and Personalized Educational Games
Zarraonandia Telmo, Mario Rafael Ruiz, Paloma Díaz and Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain | The Use of Games-based Learning at Primary Education Level within the Curriculum for Excellence: A Combined Result of Two Regional Teacher Surveys
Razak Aisya, Amanda Wilson, Thomas Hainey Gavin Baxter and Thomas Connolly, University of West of Scotland, UK | Using Immersive Virtual Environments To Assess Science Understanding; The Impact Of Contextualization
Ketelhut Diane Jass,University of Maryland, Angela Shelton, Temple University, Phillidephia, USA | Combining Game Based Learning and Content and Language Integrated Learning Approaches: A Research Proposal Utilizing QR Codes and Google Earth in a Geography-based Game
Dourda Kyriaki, Tharrenos Bratitsis, Eleni Griva and Penelope Papadopoulou, University of Western Macedonia, Greece |
| 11:45 | Towards the Constructive Incorporation of Serious Games Within Object Oriented Programming
Malliarakis Christos, Maya Satratzemi and Stelios Xynogalos, University of Macedonia, Greece | Co-Designing Interactive Content: Developing A Road Safety Game Concept For Adolescents
All Anissa, Elena Nunez Castellar and Jan Van Looy, IBBT-MICT-Ghent University, Belgium | Information and Communication Technology in Greek Primary Schools: A pilot application
Koutsikos Loukas, Vasiliki Holeva, Simeon Zourelidis, Maria Dova and Charalampos Patrikakis, Technical Educational Institution of Piraeus, Greece | Challenges to Develop an Interactive 3D Virtual World for Psychology Experiments
Lemmon Colin, Carrie Lui, David Cottrell and John Hamilton, James Cook University, Australia | Making Games and Environmental Design: Revealing Landscape Architecture
Marlow Christopher, Ball State University, Muncie United States |
| 12:15 | Collaborative Serious Game As A Sociable Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Environment
Oksanen Kimmo and Raija Hämäläinen, Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland | Scripted Collaboration to Guide the Pedagogy and Architecture of Digital Learning Games
Demetriadis Stavros, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos and Anastasios Karakostas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | | OpenGame: A Framework for implementing 3D Collaborative Educational Games in OpenSim
Champsas Ioannis, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Ioannis Leftheris Apostolos Mavridis and Theodouli Terzidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 12:45 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| | Room: Exhibition
Stream A: Serious Games
Chair: Matthew Bates | Room: Blarney
Stream B: Game Design
Chair: Harri Ketamo | Room: Coachford
Stream C: Mini track on Content and Assessment Integration for Games-Based Learning
Chair: Thomas Hainey | Room: Peake
Stream D: Mini Track on Multi-User Virtual Environments for Game-based Learning
Chair: Stefan Göbel and Viktor Wendel | Room: Victoria
Stream E: Older Learners and controversies in GBL
Chair: Alex Mosely |
| 13:45 | Game Based Learning Time-on-Task and Learning Performance According to the Students’ Temporal Perspective
Romero Margarida and Mireia Usart, ESADE, Spain | Rapid Development of Games Inspired Metacognitive Learning Experiences Using Moodle and GameMaker
Charles Darryl, University of Ulster, Chris Hanna, and Therese Charles, SilverFish Studios, and Richard Paul, University of Ulster, Ireland | Social Game Fliplife: Digging for Talents - an Analysis
Soebke Heinrich, Christiane Hadlich, Naira Müller, Tobias Hesse, Christoph Hennig, Sascha Schneider, Mario Aubel and Oliver Kornadt, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany | Social Gaming:Just Click & Reward?
Soebke Heinrich, Thomas Broker and Oliver Kornadt, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany | Not Just For Children: Game-Based Learning For Older Adults
Charlier Nathalie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Nicola Whitton, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, Michela Ott, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche, Italy and Bernd Remele, Wissenschaftliche Hochschule Lahr, Germany |
| 14:15 | GameDNA: a Method to Structure Player Actions in Serious Games
van Nimwegen Christof, Pieter Wouters and Herre van Oostendorp, Utrecht University, The Netherlands | Game-Based Language Learning for Pre-school Children – a Design Perspective
Meyer Bente, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark | Assessment Integration in Games-based Learning: A Preliminary Review of the Literature
Hainey Thomas, Thomas Connolly Gavin Baxter, Richard Beeby and Liz Boyle, University of West of Scotland, UK | Multiplayer Adventures for Collaborative Learning With Serious Games
Reuter Christian, Viktor Wendel, Stefan Göbel and Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany | Mastering Technology for Greater Autonomy: Device Familiarisation for Older Users Via Games
Darzentas Dimitri, Utrecht University, Netherlands, and Jenny Darzentas, John Darzentas, University of the Aegean, Greece |
| 14:45 | Towards a Game-Chatbot: Extending the Interaction in Serious Games
Van Rosmalen Peter, Johan Eikelboom Erik Bloemers, Kees Van Winzum and Pieter Spronck Open Universiteit, The Netherlands | Collocated and Situated Learning Game Design
Delomier Florent, , Bertrand David, and Cyril Benazeth, and René Chalon, LIRIS/SILEX, University of Lyon, France | Integrating PBL Games into a Graduate-Level Statistics Module
O'Mullane John and Kathleen O'Sullivan, University College Cork, Ireland | Design and Evaluation of a 3D Collaborative Game to Support Game Based Learning
Leftheris Ioannis, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Ioannis Champsas Apostolos Mavridi and Theodouli Terzidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | Debating Matters in Digital Game-Based Learning
Sigurdardottir Helga, Nord-Trønderlag University College and Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| 15:15 | Bringing Psychology into Financial Capability Games Through Teachable Agents
Peffer Gilbert, CIMNE, Barcelona, Spain Sharon Collard, University of Bristol, UK and Henrik Poulson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
(Presentation only) | Supporting Cognitive Adaptability through Game Design
Gallagher Patrick, Learning Analysis Research Corporation and Shenan Prestwich, Advanced Distributed Learning, USA | Game-Based Assessment; Implementing An Android Application On Tablet Pcs For Peer-Evaluation
Charlier Nathalie, KU Leuven and Kristof Konings, Limburg Catholic University College, Belgium (Presentation) | | |
| 15:45 | Refreshments | Refreshments | Refreshments | Refreshments | Refreshments |
| | Room: Exhibition
Stream A: Serious Games
Chair: Gilbert Pfeffer | Room: Blarney
Stream B: Communication skills
Chair: Nathalie Charlier | Room: Coachford
Stream C: Mini track on Barriers and Opportunities for the introduction of GBL in Educational Settings
Chair: Pauline Rooney | Room: Peake
Stream D: PhD Colloquium
Chair: Patrick Felicia | Room: Victoria
Stream E: Workshop on how to design cheap and effective traditional games
Led by Alex Mosely and Nicola Whitton |
| 16:15 | A Platform Independent Model for Model Driven Serious Games Development
Tang Stephen, Martin Hanneghan and Chris Carter, Liverpool John Moores University, UK | DeLearyous: Training Interpersonal Communication Skills Using Unconstrained Text Input
Vaassen Frederik and Walter Daelemans, University of Antwerp and Jeroen Wauters, Frederik Van Broeckhoven, Maarten Van Overveldt and Koen Eneman Group T International University College, Leuven, Belgium | Learning by Playing: Can Serious Games Be Fun?
Wernbacher Thomas, Alexander Pfeiffer, Danube University Krems, Michael Wagner, Christian University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems and Joerg Hofstaetter, Ovos Media, Austria | 1600-1610
Schools As Interactive Playgrounds: An Investigative Study Of Hong Kong Local Primary Pedagogy
Gupta Paridhi, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
1615-1625
Intelligent Assessment and Learner Personalisation in Virtual 3D Immersive Environments
McCusker Kerri, Michael Callaghan, Jim Harkin and Shane Wilson, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
1630-1640
The Value of Team-Based Mixed-Reality (TBMR) Games in Higher Education
Denholm John Aristidis Protopsaltis and Sara de Freitas, The Serious Games Institute, Coventry U.K.
1645-1655
Interactive Narrator in Ludic Space: A Dynamic Story Plot Underneath the Framework of MMORPGs Storytelling System
Nobaew Banphot and Thomas Ryberg, E-Learning Lab , Department of Communication, Denmark
1700-1730 Feedback and discussion | Who needs time and money? How to design cheap and effective traditional games.
Moseley Alex, University of Leicester and Nicola Whitton, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| 16:45 | “The Hunt For Harald “ - Learning Language and Culture Through Gaming
Hansen Thomas, and Anne Charlotte Peterson, Resource Center for Integration, Vejle, Denmark | FILTWAM - A Framework for Online Game-based Communication Skills Training - Using Webcams and Microphones for Enhancing Learner Support
Bahreini Kiavash, Rob Nadolski, Wen Qi and Wim Westera, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands | Exploring the Educational Value of Children's Game Authoring Practises: A Primary School Case Study
Allsop Yasemin, Wilbury Primary School, UK |
| 17:15 | The Serious Game Approach to Problem Based Learning for the Dependent Learner
Obikwelu Chinedu, Janet Read and Gavin Sim, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK | The Use of Games to Foster Fluency Amongst ESL Learners
Alemi Minoo and Aylar Fallah Vazirabad, University of Essex, UK
(presntation only) | |
| 17:45 | Close of conference day |
| 19:30 | Conference dinner in the Aula Maxima at University College Cork |
| | |
| Friday 5 October 2012 |
| 8:30 | Refreshments available |
| 9:00 | Room: Western Room
Opening messages |
| 9:10 | Keynote address: Stephen Hegarty, Big Fish Games |
| 9:50 | Introduction to ECGBL 2013 in Porto, Portugal |
| 10:00 | Refreshments
Poster contributors present their research | Refreshments
Poster contributors present their research | Refreshments
Poster contributors present their research | Refreshments
Poster contributors present their research | Refreshments
Poster contributors present their research |
| | Room: Exhibition
Stream A: Evaluation and Measurement/ Role Play
Chair: Gearoid O'Suilleabhain | Room: Blarney
Stream B: Video Games
Chair: Adam Moore | Room: Coachford
Stream C: GBL in the Classroom
Chair: Claire Hampshire | Room: Peake
Stream D: Mini Track on User Profiling in Game Based Learning
Chair: Francesco Bellotti | Room: Victoria
Stream E: Methods and Practices
Chair: Amanda Wilson |
| 10:30 | Measuring User Experience In Tablet Based Educational Game
Kiili Kristian, Tampere University of Technology, Antti Koivisto, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finland, Enda Finn, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland and Harri Ketamo, eedu Ltd., Finland | Moving on: Use of Computer Games During Transitional Care For Young People With Long Term Medical Conditions
Wilson Andrew, Birmingham City University and Janet McDonagh, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK | Educational Games for Self Learning in Introductory Programming Courses-a Straightforward Design Approach with Progression Mechanisms
Ljungkvist Peter and Peter Mozelius, Stockholm University, Sweden | Measuring Enjoyment in Games Through EEG Signal Analysis
Plotnikov Anton, Natallia Stakheika and Carlotta Schatten, Francesco Bellotti, D Pranantha, R Berta, A De Gloria, University of Genoa - Dynatech, Italy | Story-Telling And Narrative Methods With Localised Context To Preserve Knowledge
Jupit Amelia Jati Robert, Jacey-Lynn Minoi, Alvin Wee Yeo, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, Sylvester Arnab, Serious Games Institute, University of Coventry, UK |
| 11:00 | Behavioral evaluation of preference for game-based learning procedures
Marques Leonardo and de Souza Deisy, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil | Educational Video Games Evaluation: An Approach Based on the Educational Playability
Ibrahim Amer, Francisco Luis Gutiérrez Vela, Natalia Padilla Zea Patricia Paderewski Rodrigez and José Luis González Sánchez, University of Granada, Spain | Towards Creative Pedagogy: Empowering Students To Develop Games
Kiili Kristian, Teemu Jönkkäri, Tampere University of Technology, Carita Kiili, University of Jyväskylä, Finalnd and Michela Ott, Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche, Italy | Fighting Physical and Mental Decline of Elderly with Adaptive Serious Games
Kickmeier-Rust Michael, Andreas Holzinger, Dietrich Albert, Graz University of Technology, Austria | Authoring and Re-Authoring Processes for Educational Adventure Games
Mehm Florian, Stefan Göbel and Ralf Steinmetz, Multimedia Communications Lab (KOM), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany |
| 11:30 | Scen-LRPG: a Board Game To Collaboratively Design GBL Scenarios: Qualitative Analysis Of An Experiment
Pernin Jean-Philippe, Florence Michau , Nadine Mamdran, LIG, Grenoble and Christelle Mariais, Symetrix, France | Pre-service Teachers’ Views on Using Adventure Video Games for Language Learning
Chen Howard Hao-Jan, Christine Yang and Ming-Puu Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, and Nian-Shing Chen, , National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Taiwan | Development of Computer Games for Training Programming Skills
Shabalina Olga, Pavel Vorobkalov, Alexander Katave, Volgograd State Technical University, Alexander Davtyan, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Peter Blanchfield, University of Nottingham, UK | Multimodal Interaction Experience for Users with Autism in a 3D Environment
Sbattella Licia Alessandro Trivilini , and Roberto Tedesco, Politecnico di Milano, Itlay | Making the Implicit Explicit: Game-Based Training Practices from an Instructor Perspective
Alklind Taylor Anna-Sofia and Per Backlund, University of Skövde, Sweden |
| 12:00 | Let’s go to the Movies! Learning Math through Creativity and Role Playing.
Panagouli Dimitra and Maria Priovolou, Hellenic American Educational Foundation, Athens, Greece | Exploring the Educational Perspectives of XBOX Kinect Based Video Games
Kandroudi Marina and Tharrenos Bratitsis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece | | | Cognitive task analysis (CTA) in the Continuing/ Higher Education Methods Using Games(CHERMUG) project
Boyle Elizabeth, Ewan MacArthur, Thomas Connolly, Thomas Hainey, Brian Johnston, University of the West of Scotland, UK, Peter van Rosmalen, Open University of the Netherlands, Pablo Moreno Ger, Baltasar Fernández Manjón Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, Anne Kärki, Tiina Pennanen, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland, Madalina Manea, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania and Kam Starr, PLAYGEN, London, UK |
| 12:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| | Room: Exhibition
Stream A: Mobile Learning
Chair: John O'Mullane | Room: Blarney
Stream B: Video Games
Chair: Bernd Remmel | Room: Coachford
Stream C: Game Based Applications and Tools
Chair: Diane Jass Ketelhut | Room: Peake
Stream D: Social Media
Chair: Brian Nelson | |
| 13:30 | Effective Citizenship Education Through Mobile Game Based Learning; The Statecraft X
Chee Yam San, Swati Mehrotra and Qiang Liu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | An Inclusive Framework for Developing Video Games for Learning
Mustaquim Moyen, Tobias Mystrom Uppsala University, Sweden | Standardised Training Simulations: A Case Study of the Water Industry in Australia
Lui Siu Man, Colin Lemmon Andrew Joy, and John Hamilton, James Cook University, Cairns Australia | Using Social Media Technology as an Educational Tool
Heavin Ciara and Karen Neville University College Cork, Ireland | |
| 14:00 | Reflective, Reflexive Guided Appropriation; Facilitating Teacher Adoption Of Game Based Learning In Classrooms
Chee Yam San and Swati Mehrotra, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | Video Games And Civic Learning.
Bourgonjon Jeroen, Kris Rutten, Ronald Soetaert, Ghent University, Belgium | Digital Games and the Hero's Journey in Change and Innovation Management Workshops
Busch Carste,n Martin Steinicke, and Florian Conrad, University of Applied Sciences HTW-Berlin – gameslab, Germany | Click, Share And Learn! Social Network Games As Serious play
de Andrade e Silva Suen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands | |
| 14:30 | Eedu Elements: A School in a Game
Ketamo Harri, Vesa Koivisto, Timo Teimonen and Kaius Thiel, EEDU Ltd., Finland | | | Learning Game 2.0: Support for Game Modding as a Learning Activity
Monterrat Baptiste, Elise Lavoué and Sébastien George, Liris Laboratory - Insa Lyon, France | |
| 15:00 | Room: Western Room
Summary of issues covered during the conference
Led by Patrick Felicia
Presentation of Prizes for the Best PhD Paper and the Best Poster |
| 15:30 | Close of Conference | Close of Conference | Close of Conference | Close of Conference | Close of Conference |
| | Work-in-Progress/Posters | Poster only |
| | Staying the Course – A Game Designed To Facilitate Students’ Transition To Higher Education
Hamshire Claire, Nicola Whitton, Manchester Metropolitan University and Peter Whitton, Salford University, UK | Improve Or Not To Improve? Comparative Investigation Of Game-Based Learning In Technologically Advanced And Non-Sophisticated Environments.
Zorina Aljona, ESSEC Business School, France | Designing Games For Well-Being: Excergames For Elderly People
Leinonen Markus, Antti Koivisto, Andrew Sirkka, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences and Kristian Kiili, Tampere University of Technology, Finland | Insights Into Student Learning Using Virtual Environments As Assessments; Datamining SAVE Science
Ketelhut Diane Jass, University of Maryland, Brian Nelson, Arizona State University, Alexander Yates and Avirup Sil, Temple university, USA | Serious Sports; Assessment of Sport and Movement Based Games
Pivec Maja, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria, Gearoid O'Suilleabhain, Roisin Garvey and Darragh Coakley, DEIS, Irland |
| | A Design Strategy for Scaling Up Implementations in Virtual Environments
Natarajan Uma, Mandy Kirchgessner, Temple University, USA, and Diane Jass Ketelhut,SAVE Science,University of Maryland College of Education,Teaching and Learning, USA | Virtual Tutor Inside a Game: A Case Study From The MIRROR Project
Pannese Lucia, Dalia Morosini and Stephane Chaudron, imaginary srl, italy | Serious Game for relationships and sex education (RSE): Promoting Discourse on Eliminating Pressure and coercion in Adolescent Relationships
Arnab Sylvester, Serious Games Institute, UK and Katherine E Brown, Coventry University, UK | Potentials of Using Game-based Learning in Training; A Detailed Field Research
Pivec Maja, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Austria and Etelberto Costa, APG - Associação Portuguesa dos Gestores e Tecnicos dos Recursos Humanos, Portugal | Stories from the 20th Century Czechoslovakia; Serious Game for Teaching History
Sisler Vít and Cyril Brom, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic |
| | Class Room vs In-Situ Simulation
Gaupp Rainer, EduSim, Switzerland (WIP, Main) GBL-022 | Minecraft in an English Class
Schifter Catherine, Temple University, USA | Motivating Elderly People To Exercise Using a Social Collaborative Exergame with Adaptive Difficulty.
Cantwell Dale, Daire O Broin, Ross Palmer and Greg Doyle, Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland | Learning And Enjoyment During After-School Hours; Evaluation Of An Integrative Model
Weizman Ayelet and Orit Broza, Snunit Center for the Advancement of Web Based Learning, Israel | |
| | Learning Syntax Using Serious Games: Gamification Of Programming Languages
Jerman Blazic Andrej, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, Claudia Ribeiro and João Pereira, INESC-ID, Portugal (WIP, Main) GBL-058 | Alternate Reality Game for University-Level Computer Science Education
Hakulinen Lasse, Aalto University, Finland | | Engineering Habits in Virtual Worlds
Broker Thomas, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany | |
| | Vocalnayno; Designing a Game-Based Intervention to Support Reading Development in Primary Schools
Scott Michael, Brunel University, UK (WIP, Main) GBL-134 | User Models and Affective Metacognitive Scaffolding for Adaptive Games
Pannese Lucia, Dalia Morosini, imaginary srl, Italy, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler, Know-Center, Germany and Adam Moore, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland | | | |
