Australia and New Zealand Serious Games Newsletter – Jan 2018
Dear all Happy New Year! Hope you all had an enjoyable and relaxing break! There are a few items on the agenda this week, mainly the SimGHOSTS conference Serious Games stream that I am helping to organise, as well as the ISAGA (International Simulation And Gaming Association) conference in Thailand. For more information, please see the promotional blurbs below. Please note that the SimGHOSTS abstract submission closes on 31st January 2018. We still need 4~5 people to fully populate the Serious Games stream, therefore may I please encourage any of you working on serious games related to health to submit something. If you have an ongoing or recently completely project, but can't submit am abstract on time, please contact either me, Dale Linegar, or Adrian Wood ASAP. SimGHOSTS 2018 June 27-29 at University of Sunshine Coast With Special Partners Simulation Australasia, ASSH, and Serious Games Showcase & Challenge SimGHOSTS returns to Australia in 2018 on the Sunshine Coast. SimGHOSTS events provide a meeting place to exchange ideas and network with technical peers as well as receive specialised training in healthcare simulation. It is a place to engage with simulation based vendors to learn about the latest in healthcare education technology. SimGHOSTS is ideal for anybody involved in the technical operation of a clinical simulation lab, clinical educators tasked with operation of simulation spaces, or those evaluating medical simulation based technologies. There will be a Serious Games stream running throughout the conference. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Submissions to present at SimGHOSTS 2018 are now open and due by 31 January 2018. Submit your abstract here: https://www.simghosts.org/assnfe/paper.asp?MODE=VIEW&clPaper_PaperSessionID=6 SERIOUS GAMES AT SIMGHOSTS As the Australasian Simulation Congress takes a break in 2018 to return on the Gold Coast in 2019, the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge will be hosted at SimGHOSTS this year June 27-29 on the…