SAP Simulating complex realities with serious games


The purpose of the program is to introduce students to a design-based research approach to development of serious games for dealing with complex issues of change and sustainability. The focus will be on the questions: 1) how to develop serious games for learning and research of sustainability issues; and 2) how to ensure that serious games deliver the expected value to the stakeholders involved.

From 21st of November to 16th of December of 2022, students will take part through online and on-location presentations, workshops, and multidisciplinary team assignments and cooperation. On-location activities assume short-term international mobility.

Date
Number Hours
0 hours
Course Code / UFCD Code:
SAP Simulating complex realiti
Typology
Cutting-edge Topic
Mode of delivery
Blended, in-person week at NHL Stenden, Netherlands
Location

NHLS (Leeuwarden)

Organised By

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (NHLS), Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV), and Polytechnic of Cávado and Ave (IPCA)

Certification

The participants who successfully complete this RUN-EU SAP will receive a Certificate of Participation and a Transcript of Records jointly issued by the organising institutions.

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Programmatic synthesis
Language of instruction
English - United Kingdom
ECTS credits
3 ECTS credits
Academic Recognition
To be defined by each Home Institution. In general terms, most students will have this RUN-EU SAP certified in the Diploma Supplement, as a minimal condition.
Means Criteria
group work + participation, work process, the functionality of prototype, final presentation, assignments and a final individual reflection report. Fail or Pass Assessment
Prerequisites

No basic knowledge is needed.

Scholarship Available

To be managed by Home Institution. Students scholarships: Travel: 350€/person I Subsistence: 400€/week Maximum number of mobile students: 25 Flows/Institution. Applicant selection aims for wide representation of partner institutions implying a maximum of five students per university. Final decision on the scholarships to be awarded falls under the responsibility of the Home Institution RUN-EU Project Leader and compulsorily requires IRO involvement

Admission Conditions

How to apply
Fill in the application form
Target Audience
RUN-EU students from any cycle of studies. This SAP is interdisciplinary, but situated in the fields of Information & Communication Technologies and Arts & Design.
Selection criteria
Maximum number of students: 30 motivation, learning objectives and wide representation of subject areas/fields and balanced participation of RUN-EU member institutions.
Training Area
Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Special Conditions
Learning Teaching Strategy
Professional Output

Workload Breakdown
Total of 75 hours of work: 18 hours of lectures 11 hours of workshops 12 hours of Briefings, Class Brainstorming and Q&A Sessions 11 hours of group work 12 hours of group work with coach support 6 hours of public presentation and discussion 5 hours of individual work
Proposed Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program students will be able to:

Analyse the context of the need for change and build an understanding of a specific problem or opportunity that needs to be acted upon.

Determine how a serious gaming intervention can contribute to the realization of related knowledge transfer or knowledge creation objectives.

Define a specific value to be delivered by the serious gaming intervention and the risks involved in delivering the expected value.

Define design requirements and develop a model of reality that would lead the serious gaming design, development, and implementation process.

Prototype, evaluate, and modify a serious gaming intervention following a structured, iterative, and highly interactive design process.

Facilitate the implementation the serious gaming intervention, reflection om its outcomes, and translation of insights into the real-life action.

Coordination
Dr. Ivo Wenzler

Dr. Fernando Kleiman

Jop Wielens (NHLS)

Margarita Köhl, FH Vorarlberg

Ana Catarina Silva (IPCA)

Eva Oliveira (IPCA)
Read all the details about this programme.
Please send an email to run-eu@ipca.pt or SAPchanginggames@ipca.pt if you have any further questions.