CNR-ITD

Workshop on the Inclusive Potential of Digital Games

Festival della Scienza 2017 - “Dialogo nel Buio” Exhibition Space,  Darsena - Calata dei Mari, Galata Maritime Museum, Genova

Friday 27 Nov. 2017 –  4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

In recent decades the rapid spread of digital technologies has gone hand in hand with the boom in digital games, a sector whose turnover now rivals that of the film industry. It comes as little surprise then that the research world has turned its attention to the impact games may have on individuals and society at large. Investigations have focused in particular on the impact of gaming on young people and on the use of video games in education.

Gaming Horizons is an EC-financed project investigating the role that digital games and gaming play in society and in education. Ultimately, it aims to formulate policy recommendations for games research and development, with special attention to the ethical dimension. As part of this effort, Gaming Horizons is engaging with various stakeholder groups, like game developers, researchers, educators, policy makers, players, and parents, in a round of project workshops.

This particular workshop addresses the inclusive potential of digital games, especially in the context of school education. Here, games are seen by many as a way of breaking down barriers some learners face in terms of abilities or cultural-social factors. However, this potential depends on a number of conditions, and these will be the focus for discussion in this workshop, along with issues related to the principle of design for all. These matters will be explored in constructive group activities designed to capture participants’ positions, views and experiences. The output will subsequently feed recommendations that ITD-CNR researchers will address to various stakeholder groups, especially policy makers. These are intended to be a stimulus for redefining the priorities and policies that the EC follows in supporting research and development in the games sector.

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Please note that this event will be conducted entirely in Italian. The workshop is free of charge. To register, click here .

Event presented by Jeffrey Earp, Marcello Passarelli and Donatella Persico.