@SeriousGamesSA

South Africa's biggest serious games competition, by CiTi, CCDI, IESA & 67games, supported by Western Cape DEDAT.

 Cape Town, South Africa
seriousaboutgames.co.za
Joined November 2016
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Join us for an evening of innovative serious games and cutting edge research at the Serious About Games SHOWCASE! 19 April, 18:00 - 20:30 at the @BandwidthBarn in Woodstock. Click the link to book your ticket: qkt.io/2QBsHE
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All games have the potential to connect people and soothe through difficult times. A beautiful story. google.co.za/amp/s/amp.thegu…
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Bandwidth Barn@BandwidthBarn13 Feb 2019
Looking forward to seeing you guys tonight. Just in case you didn't book your ticket yet, we've got you: ow.ly/oxVI30nGwas #SuccessWithSeriousGames #EdTech @SeriousGamesSA @michelle_matt
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michelle_matt@michelle_matt12 Feb 2019
Behavioral change and gamification workshop at @BandwidthBarn with @gravityideas & @SeriousGamesSA and 25 curious game designers. – at Cape Town, South Africa
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Bandwidth Barn@BandwidthBarn25 Jan 2019
We’re searching for black-owned ICT businesses ready for growth to join the upcoming @InnovatorTrust programme, run by @Cape_IT. Apply here - citi.org.za/innovatortrust
UVU Africa@UVUAfrica25 Jan 2019
We're searching for growth stage ICT businesses to join the Innovator Trust programme, starting at the @BandwidthBarn in March. Are you ready to grow your business by 2020? @SiliconCape @Ventureburn @WIP_CT @Workshop17za
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Believe it! (This article links to the classic 2012 FS montage - prescient!) pcgamer.com/farming-simulato…

Farming Simulator goes esports with a €250,000 pro league

The Farming Simulator League will feature ten events including 3v3 competition in a new game mode.

pcgamer.com
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WWF
@WWF14 Dec 2018
We are proud to be the featured beneficiary of a new Minecraft campaign to highlight the giant panda and its habitat in China. Once players have placed 10 million bamboo blocks in-game, Minecraft will donate $100,000 towards WWF’s conservation work 🐼
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ArcelorMittal recouped their spend on developing the Fear of Heights #VR training #seriousgame within days. seriousaboutgames.co.za/case…
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Want to level-up to owning your own car? Moneyversity has a game for that. Read this #seriousgame case study: seriousaboutgames.co.za/case…
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Could a #seriousgame help call centers recruit better, reducing youth unemployment? Lessons learned from TeamC4: seriousaboutgames.co.za/case…
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@SeriousGamesSA has been asking game studios & their clients about the ROI from serious games - here’s a super success from @SeamonsterSA
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UVU Africa@UVUAfrica29 Nov 2018
Also make sure you #DontMiss @hanligeyser at 2pm: Designing a Games Curriculum. She gives her insights on designing and delivering one of the top game design programmes in the Southern Hemisphere. This will be followed by a roundtable for games educators. @SeriousGamesSA #AGW2018
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UVU Africa@UVUAfrica29 Nov 2018
@seamonsterSA: How to get from Idea to Reality in AR & VR The workshop will review many of the big questions, from what tech platforms to consider, what the cost drivers are for game dev, and critical why and how users might play your game. @SeriousGamesSA #EdTech #AGW2018 #Day2
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michelle_matt@michelle_matt29 Nov 2018
Interesting use case of #seriousgame developed for HIV+ children to encourage ARV adherence #AGW2018 – at Cape Town, South Africa
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UVU Africa@UVUAfrica28 Nov 2018
@Cape_IT supports and promotes innovation in Edtech and Serious Games by sponsoring the Games and Education stream at the first @AfricaGamesWeek , being held at the Cape Town Castle from 28 Nov – 2 Dec. @michelle_matt @SiliconCape @SeriousGamesSA #Edtech #GameDev
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UVU Africa@UVUAfrica28 Nov 2018
If you missed the Memo for tickets for @AfricaGamesWeek here's some good new for you. From 5pm - 10pm there is OPEN NIGHT, meaning Free entrance for All :) Join us for to see to check out what local Game devs are doing, for some good food and great entertainment. @SeriousGamesSA
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UVU Africa@UVUAfrica28 Nov 2018
#DontMiss: Alexandrina Agloro [ @a_game ]: Reaching new audiences with serious games. Topic: Three case studies of games in unusual settings aimed at non-gamers by Alexandrina of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the USA’s top engineering colleges. @SeriousGamesSA
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Are you a South African #gamedev team or studio developing a serious game? Tell us about it! (Yes, we really want to know.)
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Book Dash@bookdash7 Nov 2018
This is 100 Book Dash books. This is what we want for every child. We can do it for just R1,000 per child at R10 a book. The moment we stop thinking that it's impossible, it might actually happen. Who's with us? #everychild #100books #bookdash
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manwhohasitall
@manwhohasitall12 Sep 2018
TODAY'S DEBATE: Why are boys so bad at video games? #VideoGamesDay
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michelle_matt@michelle_matt23 Jul 2018
Fascinating article on how Ecuadoreans play games on @Polygon – reminds me of the Gaming Centre @BandwidthBarn Khaye polygon.com/2018/7/10/175428… – at Cape Town, South Africa

The video games of Ecuadorean fishing village Santa Marianita

We take another look at how people find ways to play games everywhere

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