The transformative role of serious games in achieving purposeful outcomes through an empathic and co-creative design approach.
Speaker
Professor Sylvester Arnab
Agenda
6:30pm - Event start - welcome and introduction
6:40pm - Hand-over to speaker - Professor Sylvester Arnab
7:30pm - Questions
8:30pm - Event close
Synopsis
This talk explores the transformative role of games in achieving purposeful outcomes through an empathic and co-creative design approach. Highlighting the GameChangers initiative and insights from Sylvester’s book, it showcases how breaking down barriers to participation can lead to impactful and meaningful game designs.
About the speaker
Professor Sylvester Arnab
Sylvester is a Professor in Game Science (Applied Games) at Coventry University's Centre for Postdigital Cultures, UK. His transdisciplinary research centres on creating engaging and empowering experiences through playful and game-based methods, with a focus on their alignment with pedagogical and motivational theories. As co-founder of the GameChangers initiative, which has made a significant impact on empathic teaching and community engagement across several countries, Sylvester has received multiple awards, including Gold at the QS Reimagine Education 2021. With over £19 million in research funding and more than 100 academic publications, he has significantly contributed to the field, including his book "Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces."
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