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Global Conflicts Latin America
PhD Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
CEO Serious Games Interactive
Oslo, 21. April 2008
”The forgotten continent requires a tough journalist”
Background and team
SGI was founded in 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark
The company focuses on developing serious games for educational institutions
We develop high-quality games that contain an inseparable combination of “playing”, “learning” and “story-telling”.
This is done by a unique cross-disciplinary team with strong roots in research
SGI has been steadily growing and employs 10 people today (CEO, Commercial Director, Producer, Game Director, Lead Programmer, Programmer, Lead 3D animator, 3D artist, Character artist, Tester)
About our company
Portfolio
Commercial titlesGlobal Conflicts: Palestine (complete)Global Conflicts: Latin America (production)Playing History (concept)
Client projectsBolivia Brænder (complete)Mayas Eventyr (complete)Darwin (production)Uganda-game (production)
About our company
OverviewWhat is Global Conflicts: Latin America
Framework from GC: P. Same didactic approach & support material.
Target group: Students aged 13-19 years
Subjects: Citizenship, geography, media, language & ethics
Languages: English, Spanish & Danish (planned).
Themes: Unstable democracies, border trouble, pollution, exploitation, ethnic differences, debt slavery, developing countries & immigration
Freelance journalist
Get the best final interview for your article
1. Find informants
2. Select strong line of inquiry
3. Get good statements
4. Build arguments
5. Use arguments to get expose interview
Most revealing story
Gameplay
You
Goal
Means
Winning
What is Global Conflicts: Latin America
Teaching form
Teacher talks
Play Game
PlenumGroup
discussions
Read topic overview Overview of theme
Teacher’s manual Topics overview Curriculum mapping
Explore perspectives Experience issues
Discuss experiences Write article Worksheets Online companion
Debriefing Evaluation
What is Global Conflicts: Latin America
Different rooms for learning styles
Group work
Reflectiveobservation
Activeexperimentation
GC: Palestine
Lecture Abstractconcepts
Concreteexperiences
•Kolb’s cycle covered with different teaching forms in the course.
• The teacher is crucial to facilitate a full learning experience.
What is Global Conflicts: Latin America
ImprovementsWhat is Global Conflicts: Latin America
• More engaging game play
• Expanded save-system
• Browser-based for optimal online & network use
• Window-mode for shifting between game & other applications
• Better graphics & interface
• Less travel time & better navigation
• Easier for teachers to track student progress & facilitate debriefing
• Even better performance low-end hardware
“Explore the forgotten continent of Latin America with all its rotten politics, economy & violence.”
Contact details
Follow our progress Company: www.seriousgames.dkGame: www.globalconflicts.eu
E-mail: [email protected]
Release September 2008