Conference schedule

During the conference, plenary activities have been alternated with Research reports, Workshops, and Poster presentations. Accepted proposals are grouped according to similar topics.

Furthermore, a session for Demonstration of games was included in the program of the conference. This session was open to university students and school teachers from the city of Rome and the surroundings. This session was intended to provide the opportunity for a fruitful exchange between theory and practice, researchers and stakeholders, including teachers from schools and preschools, researchers, and game producers.

The conference started at 9am on the 9th of September (with a session dedicated to Early-Career researchers) and ended around 6pm on the 10th of September.

A more detailed schedule for the conference is provided below.

September 9

8:30 Registration opens 

in front of room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor

9:00-10:30 Event for Early Career Researchers

coordinated by Nils Buchholtz (room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor)

11:00-11:30 Opening

Chair: Annalisa Cusi - Room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor

11:30-13:00 Plenary talk by Sara de Freitas: Are games the key to the future of learning? Understanding what the evidence in literature and practice mean for how we teach and learn the post-AI generations

Chair: Sonia Palha - Room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor

13:00-14:00 Buffet Lunch offered to all participants

in front of room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor

14:00-15:00 Poster session (posters must be in A1 format)

Presenting authors: Antognozzi, Bertin, Eckhardt, Fojtík, Herrmann, Juteau, Klymchuk, Lepellere, Ludier, Oktay, Otero, Platz, Russo C., Segre, Shetrit, Tortorelli, Tsami

15:00-16:30 Research reports (Parallel sessions)

Room E, ground floor - Topic: GBL and play as innovative learning environments  -  Presenting authors: Dahl; Erbilgin; Francis - Chair: Anna-Marietha Vogler

Room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor - Topic: Designing games and learning by making games  - Presenting authors: Andriano; Bagossi; Cusi; Mavrikis - Chair: Sonia Palha

Room Aula Federigo Enriques, ground floor - Topic: GBL and play as innovative learning environments  - Presenting authors: Bundgaard; Kristiansen; Kuban; Russo J. - Chair: Andrea Maffia

16:30-17:00 Coffee break offered to all participants

in front of room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor

17:00-18:00 Workshops (Parallel sessions)

Room  E, ground floor: El Bedewy & Nikolaou - Architectural, Cultural and Historical game-based modelling approach through integrating ChoiCo and GeoGebra

Room Federigo Enriques, ground floor: Hall & Pais - Playful learning with mathematical magic

Room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor: Haringová et al. - MathCityMap trail as an example of game-based activity

Room IV, 2nd floor: Morando et al. - Enhancing innovation in mathematics teaching through effective teacher training in the use of didactic games

September 10

09:00-11:00 Plenary panel - Moderator: Jukic Matic - Panelists: Hanghøj, Millenaar, Ottar Jensen, Schuler, Soriani 

Room Vito Volterra, ground floor - Chair Anna-Marietha Vogler

11:00-11:30 Coffee break offered to all participants

in front of room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor

11:30-12:30 Research reports (Parallel sessions)

Room Federigo Enriques, ground floor - Topic: Nature and theoretical foundations of GBL and play  - Presenting authors: Morais; Ottar Jensen; Vogler - Chair: Lorenzo Pollani

Room Aula Tullio Levi-Civita, 1st floor - Topic: GBL and play as innovative learning environments  - Presenting authors: Baccaro; Héroux; Palha  - Chair: Annalisa Cusi

Room Vito Volterra, ground floor - Topic: GBL and play as innovative learning environments  - Presenting authors: Buchholtz; Højbjerg; Silva  - Chair: Francesco Contel

Room G, ground floor - Topic: Designing games and learning by making games - Presenting authors: McFeetors; Soldano  - Chair: Cintia Scafa

14:00-17:00 Game Demonstrations (open also to school teachers) - Location: Liceo Plinio Seniore, Via Montebello, 122, Roma

Presenting authors: Adrovic, Anagnostopoulou, Aslaksen, Bihari, Bouwer, Cazzola, de la Fuente Silva, Fulwider, Guidoni, Juhász, Karavakou, Maffia, Martinelli, Matić, Morando, Spreafico, Tortorelli, Yılmaz, Zámbó

17:00-18:00 Closing 

at Liceo Plinio Seniore - Chair: Andrea Maffia