SAGSET

The Society for the Advancement of Games and Simulations in Education and Training

Conference Information SAGSET 2009 – 39th Annual Conference “Coaching and Learning Through Games” July 22nd to 24th, 2009 Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK

Formed in 1970, SAGSET is a voluntary professional society dedicated to improving the effectiveness and quality of learning through the use of interactive learning, role-play, simulation and gaming - in all aspects of education and training, from Primary School to University - and in all levels of adult, lifelong learning from the shop floor to the board room.

The 39th Annual Conference will be held in The Old BBC Broadcasting House in Leeds City Centre from 22^nd-24^th July.

Details on http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/inn/research_SAGSET_2009.htm

Contributions:

Contributions are invited from all those interested in coaching and learning through games and simulations in the following areas:

· Students and teachers at all levels of education

· Researchers, designers and developers in business and education

· Professional trainers

Content can be provided in a variety of formats: essays*, articles, papers, posters, workshops and tutorials.

This call for abstracts of between 700-1000 words in Word format and include additional indicative bibliography. Proposals for workshops and tutorials should include the topic, scope and the maximum number of participants expected. It is anticipated that their duration will be half a day. Those that might appeal to a broad spectrum of interests will be very welcome. Initial selection will be through peer review. All contributions must be original unpublished work. The conference language is English, and paper, abstracts and other proposals should be written in English.

Final versions of accepted contributions will be submitted as pdf documents in a template yet to be determined and will be restricted in page length (indicated by the number in parenthesis) as follows: essays*(2), business articles(4), papers(8) and posters(2).

*-submission by essay is intended for children in education to reflect upon learning through the use of games and simulation. An accompanying digital compendium of these will be included in the conference proceedings.

Topics

Topics of interest include (but not restricted to):

Business Games & Simulations Game & Simulation Design Digital storytelling Serious Games Artificial intelligence games Learning Evaluation

Visual content creation  Game production Gamer communities  Executive learning and teaching Simulation Operations management games

Online games and networking  Mobile games Case studies  User studies and evaluation  Game critical analysis  Intellectual property rights

Contributions are invited from people involved in research and teaching - Primary or secondary; College and University Lecturers; Teachers specialising in supporting pupils with learning disabilities; Trainers and employers interested in interactive methods of developing employees; Voluntary organisations; and Designers of games and simulations.

Booking Form

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	Delegate fee	Day/s please specify	Conference dinner (Thursday only)	Total Cost
Any one day^*	£100		£30
Any two days**	£175
All three days**	£250
TOTAL COST

*   Includes SAGSET annual membership fee but not the conference dinner.

** Includes SAGSET annual membership fee and the conference dinner.

Workshop Booking (Wednesday 22nd only)

For workshop details see website: http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/inn/research_SAGSET_2009.htm

22 July 11.10am – 1.10pm (choose one only)

Ref	Title	Tick one
1	Game environments for learning – Unreal 3 game engine
2	Games in the curriculum – Birmingham City University
3	From comics to games

22 July 2.00pm – 4.15pm (choose one only)

Ref	Title	Tick one
4	Delivering a learning idea – a practical approach
5	Business strategy