Symposium organised by UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands. November 8, 2013
Serious games are based on simulations of real-world processes. They ARE a lot of fun, even though they are designed primarily for solving real-world problems, training, and education. At this symposium, some leading thinkers and practitioners from this exciting new field share their experiences and insights. Does serious gaming add value to water management? Check the recordings to find out more:
Games in policy analysis and water management | Qiqi Zhou, TU Delft
Games – a serious business | Jeroen Warmerdam, Tygron Serious Gaming
Games and capacity building – are you kidding? | Wim Douven, UNESCO-IHE
Does gaming add value to water management? | Panel discussion
Reflections from the playground, 1975-2013 | Jetze Heun, UNESCO-IHE
The event was organised to mark the retirement of Jetze Heun from his position as Associate Professor, Water Resource Management at UNESCO-IHE. Over his long and distinguished career, Jetze has built up a great track record in education and research, in leading multi-disciplinary projects and management functions. All along, he developed several interactive simulations and role plays for use in water education. And helped raise awareness/ initiate key discussions around the application of Serious Gaming in effective water management. More info>>
(Live Streaming produced by Stefan Flos: http://stefanflos.nl/)
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