Serious About Games

South Africa's biggest serious games competition, by CiTi, CCDI, IESA & 67games, supported by Western Cape DEDAT.

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

Join us for an evening of innovative serious games and cutting edge research at the Serious About Games SHOWCASE! 19 April, 18:00 - 20:30 at the @BandwidthBarn in Woodstock. Click the link to book your ticket: https://t.co/0toCRWiH4p

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

All games have the potential to connect people and soothe through difficult times. A beautiful story. https://t.co/62li7lSCvU

[Bandwidth Barn @BandwidthBarn]

Looking forward to seeing you guys tonight.

Just in case you didn't book your ticket yet, we've got you: https://t.co/1jui87wHcP

#SuccessWithSeriousGames #EdTech @SeriousGamesSA @michelle_matt

[michelle_matt @michelle_matt]

Behavioral change and gamification workshop at @BandwidthBarn with @gravityideas & @SeriousGamesSA and 25 curious game designers.

[Bandwidth Barn @BandwidthBarn]

We’re searching for black-owned ICT businesses ready for growth to join the upcoming @InnovatorTrust programme, run by @Cape_IT. Apply here - https://t.co/XDBj0XXCiS

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

Believe it! (This article links to the classic 2012 FS montage - prescient!) https://t.co/xviGjHj7wT

[WWF @WWF]

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 @SeriousGamesSA]

ArcelorMittal recouped their spend on developing the Fear of Heights #VR training #seriousgame within days. https://t.co/YMVMooo0b9

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

Want to level-up to owning your own car? Moneyversity has a game for that. Read this #seriousgame case study: https://t.co/yY6U8SXjcb

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

Could a #seriousgame help call centers recruit better, reducing youth unemployment? Lessons learned from TeamC4: https://t.co/c1ApA4Cn9p

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

@RenderHeads has built exciting #seriousgames for some of the world’s top museums. Here’s how they do it: https://t.co/vP0tmIpaaj

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

@RenderHeads built 45 interactive exhibits & games for a space museum in Kuwait. Read the full case study: https://t.co/vP0tmIpaaj

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

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

[UVU Africa @UVUAfrica]

Also make sure you #DontMiss @hanligeyser 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. @SeriousGamesSA #AGW2018

[UVU Africa @UVUAfrica]

@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. @SeriousGamesSA #EdTech #AGW2018 #Day2

[michelle_matt @michelle_matt]

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

[UVU Africa @UVUAfrica]

@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 @SiliconCape @SeriousGamesSA #Edtech #GameDev

[UVU Africa @UVUAfrica]

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.
@SeriousGamesSA

[UVU Africa @UVUAfrica]

#DontMiss: Alexandrina Agloro [ @a_game ]: 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.
@SeriousGamesSA

[Serious About Games @SeriousGamesSA]

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

[Book Dash @bookdash]

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