The Second International Congress about Videogames and Education will
be held from 1 to 3
October 2013 in Cáceres (Extremadura - Spain).
Their motto is "From Edutainment to Games-based learning." The idea is
to advance the knowledge of experiences and initiatives that have been
increasing the theoretical and methodological applications to what is
now called games based learning and are taking great strength from his
appearance at Horizon reports. This congress is organized by the
research group "Nodo Educativo" belonging to Department of Educational
Sciences of the Faculty of Teacher Training in Cáceres (University of
Extremadura). Similarly, we must say that this congress continued the
work and conclusions of the First International Congress of Videogames and Education held in Alfáz del Pí in February 2012.
The Second Congress also intends to further deepen the involvement and meeting all those professionals responsible for the formation of new generations from different disciplinary areas and educational levels, professionals who perform their duties in Non Formal Education (NFE) of creators, designers, game developers and industry professionals to drive this new perspective of learning and participation of students in higher education.
To facilitate the participation of as many interested
professionals, this congress shall have two modalities regular attendees
and virtual attendees. Which will allow researchers and practitioners
from around the world to present their work, discuss and establish
exchanges? Another objective is to ensure that investigations are widely
distributed and are useful for the scientific community, so the
accepted submissions will be published with ISBN and licensed "creative
commons" in the conference proceedings.
October 2013 in Cáceres (Extremadura - Spain).
Their motto is "From Edutainment to Games-based learning." The idea is
to advance the knowledge of experiences and initiatives that have been
increasing the theoretical and methodological applications to what is
now called games based learning and are taking great strength from his
appearance at Horizon reports. This congress is organized by the
research group "Nodo Educativo" belonging to Department of Educational
Sciences of the Faculty of Teacher Training in Cáceres (University of
Extremadura). Similarly, we must say that this congress continued the
work and conclusions of the First International Congress of Videogames and Education held in Alfáz del Pí in February 2012.The Second Congress also intends to further deepen the involvement and meeting all those professionals responsible for the formation of new generations from different disciplinary areas and educational levels, professionals who perform their duties in Non Formal Education (NFE) of creators, designers, game developers and industry professionals to drive this new perspective of learning and participation of students in higher education.
To facilitate the participation of as many interested
professionals, this congress shall have two modalities regular attendees
and virtual attendees. Which will allow researchers and practitioners
from around the world to present their work, discuss and establish
exchanges? Another objective is to ensure that investigations are widely
distributed and are useful for the scientific community, so the
accepted submissions will be published with ISBN and licensed "creative
commons" in the conference proceedings.
All interested persons,
whether researchers, professionals and students are invited to
actively participate in the various sessions of the congress and to
submit communications, presentations, innovations, educational
interventions, designs and experiences that will undoubtedly enrich all
parties involved in the discussions to be established. Yet it is our
sincere hope that you enjoy this conference and to enrich the
experiences that expose participants. And of course enjoy the experience
in all dimensions. Welcome everybody.
Francisco I. Revuelta. President of Congress
