The document discusses how immersive technologies like serious games, virtual worlds, and social networks can impact the future of learning. Serious games can encourage imagination, support exploration in a risk-free environment, and help make inaccessible concepts accessible. New devices and interfaces are creating opportunities for personalized and adaptive learning through motion/voice controls and artificial intelligence to support coaching. Immersive technologies have the potential to transform and improve learning.

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Impact of Games Technologies on the
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Topics
 Introduction to Serious Games and
Immersive Technologies
 Immersive Technologies and the Future
of Learning
 New Devices and Personalised Learning
 Summary and Conclusion

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Introduction to Serious Games
and Immersive Technologies

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Serious Games are NOT New
Animals and Children learn through Games

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Coaches and Personalised
Learning
Learning Effectiveness can be enhanced
through great coaching and mentoring

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Immersive Technologies
Games Virtual Worlds Social Networks
Immersive Technologies engage our hearts, minds and wallets

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Serious Games and Learning
 Encourage imagination
 Support exploration
 Risk-free environment
 Help our understanding
 Engage our interest
 Make inaccessible
accessible
 Build relationships
 Bridge to Physical World

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Encourage Imagination

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Support Exploration

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Risk Free Environment

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Help our Understanding
Sensors & 3D visualisations help us
understand and manage our environment

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Make the Inaccessible Accessible
Empowering technologies liberate human potential

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Second Life – Second Chance

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Make the Inaccessible Accessible

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Make the Inaccessible Accessible

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Make the Inaccessible Accessible

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Make the Inaccessible Accessible

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Make the Inaccessible Accessible

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Immersive Technologies Build Relationships

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Immersive Technologies Build Relationships
Artificial Intelligence, Geo-location, profiling

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Immersive Technologies Build Bridges
“My SGI”
The physical “real” environment can be linked to
multiple, personalised virtual environments

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Immersive Technologies and the
Future of Learning

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Serious Games are Multi-Disciplinary
Where Science and Art come together

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Technologies Harnessing Potential
Immersive Technologies can empower every citizen

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Connecting the Physical & Virtual

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Hybrid Events

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Virtual Events

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Virtual Meetings

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New Devices and Personalised
Learning

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Importance of Interfaces
Interfaces to technology should not be barriers

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New Devices
Motion / Voice Controllers

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New Ways of Learning

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Watch, Copy, Feedback, Learn
New Interfaces creating personalised adaptive learning

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Interfaces, AI and Mentors
Technology to support coaching/mentoring

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Summary and Conclusion

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Summary and Conclusion
 Serious Games are not new
 Good teachers help personalise learning and
improve effectiveness through coaching
 Serious Games are multi-disciplinary across arts
and science
 Serious Games help bring creativity and innovation
into learning
 Immersive technologies can create new
opportunities for personalised and adaptive learning

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Impact of Games Technologies on the
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David Wortley FRSA