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HYPE - Multidisciplinary serious game education

Tampere University

The project generates new patterns and models for cross-sectoral collaboration between various educational levels, industries and organisations in order to create and tailor-make new educational opportunities on serious game technology utilizing opportunities created by digitalization.

Background

The project is coordinated by Satakunta university of applied sciences. Other partners are Tampere university Pori and Sataedu.

Goal

Although the potential of serious games is well acknowledged, the educational and training possibilities in the field are scarce. This project constructs ways to combine, complement and rationalise serious games education supply nationwide. In order to avoid overly education in the sector, this project focuses on utilising and complementing currently prevailing facilities and networks on education supply in the country by establishing a regional joint programme that combines various educational levels, industries and organisations.

Funding source

EU

Contact persons

Pauliina Tuomi

PhD / postdoctoral researcher

pauliina.tuomi [at] tut.fi

+358 40 826 2938

 

Kati Fager

Research assistant

kati.fager [at] tut.fi

+358 40 826 2896