George Siemens talks about his latest thinking on learning in the digital age - a really interesting interview for anyone interested in #edtech, #elearning and education futures ... soundcloud.com/eetheducatione… #edchat

depressing but important outline of the rise of the coalition government in #Italy though #socialmedia savvy campaign and anti - #migration politics that go contrary to the country's ageing #demographics ... and the complicity of the #EU in the #EUcrisis theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/…

Dr Marcello Passarelli of CNR-ITD Genoa - manifesto for the European video games based on Gaming Horizons findings Disruptive Media Learning Lab #games #gamification

#SeriousGames have become a social phenomenon that resonates way beyond the gaming world, but have they lost their fun factor in the process? Let’s take a look at its future prospects 🕹️ Gaming Horizons #H2020 #Gamification ➡️ bit.ly/2NR3WkA

Gaming Horizons is still alive! We were busy writing up and presenting our work in 2018 and 2019. Updates here: gaminghorizons.eu/dissemination/

Recent outputs include a peer-reviewed paper on BJET, which explores the relationship between digital games and learning along the continuum from formal to informal learning. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Stay tuned for more dissemination news in May 2019.

#PokemonSleep

Proud to be part of "Contested Formations of Digital Game Labor" special issue alongside amazing #gamestudies #digitallabor contributors 🤩🎮👾@digitalpromises Jamie Mark R Johnson Dr. Sam Srauy, the under caffeinated Jennifer R. Whitson Karen Skardzius, PhD suzanne de castell @AnnaMOzimek Dr. Bo Ruberg Johanna Weststar

Looking for a #PhD in #games #gaming #gamestudies? There's a resource for that: rkowert.com/resources/game… #phdchat #phdlife

If your part of the LGBTQ+ community conducting research on LGBTQ+ people say hello, share & follow some other researchers! This is for folk conducting research at any level in any context #PrideMonth #lgbtq #gender #sexuality #researchers

🗓️Just a few more days before the Call for Proposals deadline (June 16th) #gamehappens #ElementsofChange 🎉We have received several great project applications for both conference programme and exhibition area, thank you all! #cfp #indiegames #gameconference #indiedev #gamestudies

#Convocatoria #GameStudies 👇

New paper from the Gaming Horizons project on Games and Culture

DER Member @carloper has a new paper out in Games and Culture - a critical examination of “gamification” and the problematic role of of ed-tech research in turning it into a policy priority in Europe. der.monash.edu.au/lnm/games-as-n…

Ethical neutering! A case of policy, funding and research silencing the very real concerns of an ed tech 'innovation'... read all about it bit.ly/30zfZsH @carloper #ethics #gamification

As the association between videogames and aggression rears its ugly head yet again in the wake of recent tragic events in the US, let's all remind ourselves of what research says, thanks to the work of Andrew Przybylski and of course many others oii.ox.ac.uk/news/releases/…

New article from @Neil_Selwyn @lucipangrazio selena and @carloper: What might the school of 2030 be like? five vignettes about life in a near-future school. The article combines speculative fiction and critical social theory to examine current trends bit.ly/2OkjmQR

Alon Ilsar and SensiLab are looking for a PhD candidate to research digital sound and movement. The educational possibilities are very exciting - read all about it here (link to the PhD advert is also in the post): der.monash.edu.au/lnm/gestural-m…

In the latest #gamesandculture @juspar and myself on “Platform Studies’ Epistemic Threshold” journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… #gamestudies #platformstudies