Serious Play: Adult learning through games Daisy Abbott, Victor Perez-Moraga and Zara Reid
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It is often assumed we leave play behind as grown-ups, but games and social play continue to appeal.
Join our specialists in playful learning as they explore how different types of playfulness and games can be used to improve engagement in formal learning. Discover how new games can be designed or existing ones ‘hacked’ to enhance adult learning experiences and add value to organisations’ in-person training sessions.
This event will take place live on Zoom Webinar. You will receive a link to join a couple of days before the event and a reminder an hour before. During the event, you can ask questions via a Q&A function, but audience cameras and microphones will remain muted throughout.
Dr Daisy Abbott is an interdisciplinary researcher and Reader in Game-Based Learning. She specialises in game-based learning, serious games, 3D visualisation, and issues surrounding digital interactions in the arts and humanities. In particular, she is investigating the use of games to teach academic and research skills in Higher Education and the use of Augmented Reality for telling stories about history and heritage. Daisy is a Senior Fellow Advance HE and a Senior Fellow of ALDinHE. She is a peer reviewer for a range of serious game journals, a judge for the GaLA serious games competition, and a reviewer for EPSRC and ESRC. She is also a STEM Ambassador. Her publications can be found at https://radar.gsa.ac.uk/
Dr Victor Perez Moraga is a critical management researcher and fellow at Durham University Business School with a background in design. His doctoral thesis examined playful and creative workplace practices such as Lego Serious Play, and he has published on how material 'things' can influence work processes and leadership. https://www.
Zara Reid is a conservation expert and the co-founder of Mazaza Games https://www.mazazagames.
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