AESSSG2014
Second Asia-Europe Symposium on Simulation & Serious Games
Oct 1-2, 2014, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Program Day 1 (Tentative)
8:30 Registration Open
9:00-9:05 Opening of the AESSSG2014 by Harry Frantzen
9:05-10:00 Keynote Speech #1: A Germ for Young European Scientists: Drawing-based Modeling by Professor Wouter van Joolingen (Chaired by Professor Yiyu CAI)
10:00-10:20 Tea/Coffee Break
Session 1: Simulation & Serious Games in Humanity Education (Chaired by Professor Yiyu CAI)
10:20-10:50 A Study on the Effectiveness of the Game LINGO Online, a Serious Game for English Pronunciation by Wim TROOSTER et al
10:50-11:20 The Odyssey Game by Alvin Sebastian Hoo, Henk Wildeman & Jaap van der Molen
11:20-11:50 Using Virtual Worlds to Promote Creativity: Tapping into The Students’ Creative Potential By Gwen NOTEBORN
11:50-12:20 Building Immersive & Interactive Environments for In-depth Learning of Chinese and History by Rui WANG, Xiaoqin WU, et al
12:20-12:50 Chinese language learning enhanced by the use of the virtual world and gaming! By Marlies Rijbroek
12:50-13:20 Formative evaluation of an arithmetic game for out-of-school children in Sudan by Hester Stubbé & Stefan Oosterbeek
13:20-14:00 Lunch Break
Session 2: Simulation and Serious Games in Special Needs Education (Chaired by Professor Sui Lin GOEI)
14:00-14:30 Featuring Talk #1: Virtual Reality: Engaging and Teaching Students with Special Needs in AWWA School (Singapore) by Ruby CHIEW & Pauline TAN
14:30-15:00 Featuring Talk #2: 3D Education and Rehabilitation for Children with Autism: An Perspective from Renai Special School in Suzhou (China) by Zengguo GE & Chen WANG
15:00-15:30 Simulating the complexity of the classroom for Special Education Needs by Laura Ruitenberg
15:30-16:00 The Virtual Pink Dolphins – An International Collaboration for Children with Autism by Yiyu CAI
16:00-16:20 Tea/Coffee Break
16:20-17:00 Official Opening of the Lab21 (Chaired by Harry Frantzen and Speech by Mark Boiten)
17:00-18:30 Zwolle City Tour
18:30-21:00 Conference Dinner