Fascinating article on how Ecuadoreans play games on Polygon – reminds me of the Gaming Centre Bandwidth Barn Khaye polygon.com/2018/7/10/1754…

TODAY'S DEBATE: Why are boys so bad at video games? #VideoGamesDay

This is 100 Book Dash books. This is what we want for every child. We can do it for just R1,000 per child at R10 a book. The moment we stop thinking that it's impossible, it might actually happen. Who's with us? #everychild #100books #bookdash

Are you a South African #gamedev team or studio developing a serious game? Tell us about it! (Yes, we really want to know.)

@Cape_IT supports and promotes innovation in Edtech and Serious Games by sponsoring the Games and Education stream at the first AfricaGamesWeek , being held at the Cape Town Castle from 28 Nov – 2 Dec. michelle_matt The Silicon Cape Serious About Games #Edtech #GameDev

#DontMiss: Alexandrina Agloro [ Alexandrina Agloro ]: Reaching new audiences with serious games. Topic: Three case studies of games in unusual settings aimed at non-gamers by Alexandrina of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the USA’s top engineering colleges. Serious About Games

If you missed the Memo for tickets for AfricaGamesWeek here's some good new for you. From 5pm - 10pm there is OPEN NIGHT, meaning Free entrance for All :) Join us for to see to check out what local Game devs are doing, for some good food and great entertainment. Serious About Games

Interesting use case of #seriousgame developed for HIV+ children to encourage ARV adherence #AGW2018

@seamonsterSA: How to get from Idea to Reality in AR & VR The workshop will review many of the big questions, from what tech platforms to consider, what the cost drivers are for game dev, and critical why and how users might play your game. Serious About Games #EdTech #AGW2018 #Day2

Also make sure you #DontMiss hanli geyser at 2pm: Designing a Games Curriculum. She gives her insights on designing and delivering one of the top game design programmes in the Southern Hemisphere. This will be followed by a roundtable for games educators. Serious About Games #AGW2018

We are proud to be the featured beneficiary of a new Minecraft campaign to highlight the giant panda and its habitat in China. Once players have placed 10 million bamboo blocks in-game, Minecraft will donate $100,000 towards WWF’s conservation work 🐼

Serious About Games has been asking game studios & their clients about the ROI from serious games - here’s a super success from @SeamonsterSA

Could a #seriousgame help call centers recruit better, reducing youth unemployment? Lessons learned from TeamC4: seriousaboutgames.co.za/case-studies/t…

Want to level-up to owning your own car? Moneyversity has a game for that. Read this #seriousgame case study: seriousaboutgames.co.za/case-studies/m…

ArcelorMittal recouped their spend on developing the Fear of Heights #VR training #seriousgame within days. seriousaboutgames.co.za/case-studies/f…

Believe it! (This article links to the classic 2012 FS montage - prescient!) pcgamer.com/farming-simula…

We’re searching for black-owned ICT businesses ready for growth to join the upcoming Innovator Trust programme, run by @Cape_IT. Apply here - citi.org.za/innovatortrust

Behavioral change and gamification workshop at Bandwidth Barn with Gravity & Serious About Games and 25 curious game designers.

Looking forward to seeing you guys tonight. Just in case you didn't book your ticket yet, we've got you: ow.ly/oxVI30nGwas #SuccessWithSeriousGames #EdTech Serious About Games michelle_matt

All games have the potential to connect people and soothe through difficult times. A beautiful story. google.co.za/amp/s/amp.theg…