serious gaming for the oil & gas industry
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A presentation exploring the potential of live Serious Gaming for HSE and language training in the Oil & Gas industry. The presentation features new research by Martin Warters into how Serious Gaming can support English for Specific Purposes (ESP) learning. Presented at the Global Oil & Gas Professional Forum for Human Resources, Amsterdam, September 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Mark Simpson, Immerse Learning;
Martin Warters, simulation-based learning
researcher and developer.
REACH OUT AND TOUCH
IMMERSE LEARNING
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Dissertation title -
RESEARCH FOCUS
VIRTUAL WORLDS
• 803 million active Virtual World accounts in 2010
• Developed substantially since the turn of the century
• Virtual worlds for every sector of industry
Virtual Worlds:
VIRTUAL WORLDS
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OLD vs. NEW - IMPROVEMENTS
SERIOUS GAMES DEFINITION
COMPONENTS OF SG
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http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/05/tension-keeps-video-games-interesting/
FIERO
FLOW
AIMS OF MY SERIOUS GAME
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PEDAGOGY
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WHY DOES IT SUIT OIL & GAS?
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THE POWER OF UNITY
BEYOND ENGLISH
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