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LOS ANGELES – June 13, 2019 – Six Serious
Games designed for use in higher education have been cited for excellence in
the 2019
International Serious Play Award Program
Gold Medals were
awarded to:
- Chair the Fed, a monetary policy game to develop players’
understanding of the role of monetary policy in growing a healthy economy
from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Jack the Riddler, a game to facilitate
English dialogue between foreign students created by Ahoot Media, in
collaboration with Viden Djurs, Denmark
- Malaria Invasion, a health care game that educates
university students of the molecular mechanisms used by the malaria
parasite to infect red blood cells, after the mosquito bite and the
parasite Plasmodium enters the bloodstream, created by Drexel University’s
Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease
- The Phoenix Student Success Game, a student support and intervention tool
to stem college freshman drop-out rates developed by E.I. Games for Ball
State University
Silver Medal status went to:
- Mol, a
game that seeks to answer the unmet need for effective resources in
organic chemistry and to optimize user experience by keeping student
actively engaged from Substrate Games
Bronze Medal recognition
went to:
- myVRScope, a software solution, using AI and VR, that
not only mitigates the lack of enough lab equipment for all to use, but
provides an effective learning experience for on-campus and online
learners alike. Created for Adtalem Global Education by the Immersive
Learning Experience Team
Winners will be given a chance to attend this summer’s Serious
Play Conference Events and display their games. This year conferences will
be held at the University of Central Florida (UCF) July 24-26, 2019 and the
University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) July 10-12.
Media Contact:
Sue Bohle
sue@seriousplayconf.com
310 721 9083