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A-GamE Centre: Aston Games in Education

Description

A-GamE (Aston Games in Education) was launched in November 2018 to share best practice in the use of games, experiments and simulations in teaching.

The Centre runs regular seminars with internal and external speakers showcasing gamification adoption, design and research.

Across the College of Business and Social Sciences games are used in a wide range of disciplines including:

  • Accounting
  • Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship
  • Law School
  • Operations and Information Management
  • Politics and International Relations

Examples of games, experiments and simulations used in the Centre's teaching include:

  • Bissim, Learning Dynamics and Edumundo - business simulations
  • Classex and Economic-games.com - interactive online economics games
  • EuroSim - negotiation skills
  • Lego - brickfilm animations of legal issues
  • Rail disruption - to inspire, motivate and empower Chiltern Railways staff to provide exceptional service to customers.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2018

Contact details

Aston University
The Aston Triangle
The Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
United Kingdom
Website: https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/bss/abs/centres-hubs/game-centre
Public email: M.OLCZAK@aston.ac.uk

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Type

  • University-based infrastructure
  • Centre

Project Tags

  • Economics tag
  • Game studies tag
  • Information studies tag
  • Law tag
  • Media studies tag
  • Political science tag
  • Science tag
  • Technology tag

University affiliation(s)

Aston University, Birmingham
Birmingham

Last modified:

2024-04-04 16:38:38

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