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@ Indiegogo Board Serious Game For Kids To Develop Ethical Leadership

Dimuthu Nuwan Calyaneratne from Sri Lanka has kicked-off an I ndiegogo crowdfunding campaign to support the development of a Board Serious Game that addresses ethical leadership qualities based on Buddhist principles: DITTE' .  Intended for 10 year olds and above, the game is to be marketed locally (the population of Sri Lanka is 20 Million total and the developer’s goal is to sell 10,000 game sets at the rate of $ 10.00 each). Aligned with Prof. Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory & Prof. Nonaka's Dynamic Theory of organizational knowledge creation , the game emulates the organizational context as a household with parents and children or a classroom headed by a teacher. The following are the ten fundamental Ethical   Leadership Qualities, envisioned by Dimuthu Calyaneratne, that can be experienced through the game: 1.      Dana  (Gifting wisdom / Show the way) 2.      Parithyaga  (Sacrifice) 3.      Sila  (Virtue or self-dis

Serious Games Showcase & Challenge 2014 Finalists Debrief

Again this year, high quality games were submitted to the Challenge.  The entries came from a broad spectrum of government, academia and industry and included numerous international entries.  Here are this year’s finalists, representing the best of the best: Government Category Czechoslovakia 38-89 by Charles University in Prague/Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic As an immersive, first-person Serious Game focused on story exploration and narrative, Czechoslovakia 38-89 allows students to experience key moments of modern history from the point of view of a variety of characters, promoting a deeper understanding of the political, social and cultural aspects of this time period.  Eagle Eye by US Army PdM-Ground Maneuver & Camber Corporation A fielded US Army training game that leverages an expansive and immersive 3D urban environment that puts the player in control of an Unmanned Aircraft supporting a Brigade Combat Team using their critical d

Serious Games Market Back from Sabbatical in Italy

Serious Game Market exploring the boundaries of what can be achieved outside a game Dear Serious Games Community, I've been traveling about  Northern Italy over the last few weeks and immersing in  the historical-geographical region s of Lombardy, Veneto and Friuli. My deep apologies to all for my anticipated email backlog. Please do not hesitate to re-send messages that I have not yet replied as I exceeded servers' capacity.