If you would be interested in hosting ECGBL, please read the hosting document and contact Sue Nugus, Conferences Director, for more information.
ECGBL 2019
Hosted by: University of Southern Denmark
Campusvej 55
DK-5230 Odense M
3-4 October 2019
The Electronic Proceedings from ECGBL are included in your registration and are available to download for conference participants. They are also available to purchase in 2 different formats.
- CD Version - £50 plus Postage and Packaging
- Printed Version - £60 plus Postage and Packaging
Winners at ECGBL 2019
Joint Best PhD Papers
Digital Game-Based Learning for Early Childhood: Guardians’ Attitudes in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Lauri Pynnönen
Promoting 21st Century Skills with Game-Based Learning in Interdisciplinary Fisheries Education
Jørn Weines
Best Poster
Time to Walk Thomas Wernbacher, Natalie Denk, Mario Platzer and Sylvia Titze
Competition Winners
Finished Games
1st Place
Master of Numbers
Bilgen Demirdaş
2nd Place
Enchanted Crystals
David Farrell and Spyridon Blatsios
3rd Place
VRKeer
Carl Boel
Merit/Commendation
SumW0rdz
Gareth Kerry Rees
Games in Development Winners
Student Competition Winners
Joint 1st Place
Homeless Monopoly
Jackie Calderwood
Maths Duel
Pierpaolo Dondio
1st Place
Solar Race
Michael Callaghan
Joint 2nd Place
Once Upon a Maths
Mariana Rocha
Hunt for Human Rights
Stephen Farley, Jaia Alexandra Kavanagh, Laura Ann-Marie Masterson, Molly Carolanne Egan, Ellen Kearney, Willemijn Bosschaert, Lucy Edgeworth and Eve Ellen Mathews
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Lars Elbæk, University of Southern Denmark
Programme Co-Chairs:
Md. Saifuddin Khalid, Gunver Majgaard (PhD), University of Southern Denmark and
Andrea Valente, Torino University, Italy
Keynote Speakers:
Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Serious Games Interactive
ECGBL-2019-SEN.pdf (127 downloads)
Helle Marie Skovsbjerg, Design School Kolding
Playful Play-Design: Balancing Danger and Safety in Children's Full Body Play
Message of Thanks
We extend our thanks to all participants at the conference, both presenters and attendees and gratefully acknowledge the support of University of Southern Denmark, Denmark and the assistance provided by the Conference and Programme Chairs and keynote speakers. The stream and mini track chairs are to be applauded for their efforts in ensuring that timekeeping requirements were respected by all participants and the chair and discussants of the PhD Colloquium are thanked for their invaluable contribution to this important part of the conference. Finally, we value and unreservedly acknowledge the essential role performed by the executive and programme committees in respect of the double blind review process. We trust that that overall the conference exceeded your expectations; we welcome your feedback
Previous ECGBL Conferences
ECGBL 2018
Hosted by: SKEMA Business School,
Sophia Antipolis,
France
4-5 October 2018
Winners at ECGBL 2018
Best PhD Paper
Game Co‐Creation with Young Music Students: A Pedagogic Approach to Promote Creativity and Engagement
Astrid Patricia Marin Jimenez, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Best Poster
Learning and Identity Construction through Gamification in Visual Art Education: A Student Perspective
Matilda Ståhl, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Hannah Kaihovirta, University of Helsinki and Minna Rimpilä, Vasa övningsskola, Finland
6th International Educational Game Competition Winners
Overall Joint Winners
and Winner of the Computer and VR Game Category
The Chantry
David Moore, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
and winner of the Non-Digital Games Category
Crabs & Turtles
Katerina Tsarava, Leibniz Institut fuer Wissensmedien and Luzia Leifheit, University of Tübingen, Germany
Winner of the App Based Category
MathemaTIC
Tanja Trobok, Vretta Inc., Canada
Winner of the Web Based Category
Treasure-HIT
Miky Ronan, Faculty of Instructional Technologies, Holon Institute of Technology
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Dr Melanie Ciussi, SKEMA Business School, Sophia Antipolis, France
Programme Co-Chairs:
Dr Sophie Gay Anger, Sophia Antipolis, France and
Dr Margarida Romero, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Sylvester Arnab, Coventry University, UK
The Magic Circle of Playful and Gameful Co-Creation
Dr Jacob Habgood, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Do Books Work? (and other questions we probably shouldn’t ask)
Dr Eric Sanchez, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Don’t Forget the Beans!
2nd Games in Development Competition Winners
1st Place
Project Honduras
Stephen Farleyand Jen Murphy, Trócaire, Ireland
2nd Place
Oir
Antonio Zimmerman, UNTREF, Argentina
3rd Place
Marketemy Chak
Hei So, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong