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Next
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Apr 2012
http://www.thaisim.org/ts12/
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The theme of ThaiSim 2012 is
Reality and learning in educational games:
Looking forward to ASEAN.
This is to be interpreted broadly. It might include such questions as:
 | How do people learn in games? |
| How can we help people learn better from games? |
| What is the nature of learning in games? |
| What is the reality of participation and engagement in
games? |
| How real must a game be to learn? |
| What are the realities of learning in a game? |
| How can we help participants to link game reality to
reality outside? |
| How can learning with games help to prepare for the AC*? |
| What realities of the AC* help or hinder the use of games
for learning? |
| What AC trends can be helped by games? |
| What AC developments are likely to encourage the use of
games? |
| How should games be adapted for use in ASEAN countries? |
| What AC* trends are conducive to the developmet of a
specific AC* game market? |
| What is the role of debriefing in learning and game reality?
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| Etc.
* AC = ASEAN Community, made up of
the ASEAN Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN
Socio-Cultural Community |
Pls note that we use the term game rather loosely to include many
forms of experiential learning exercises, such as simulation, role-play and
serious game. See 'relevant
terms' on our home page.
We encourage you to run a session at the ThaiSim conference. Even if
you have never presented before in a conference, there is always a first time,
and ThaiSim conferences are an ideal place as the delegates are warm and
friendly people.
Deadlines for session proposals
= 30 March, 2012
We may be able to accept proposals for a few days after this, but
they must be done perfectly, in correct English, according to the
ThaiSim conference proposal guidelines.
Please make sure that you send in your proposal well before the deadline. Detailed deadlines
are as follows:
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Deadlines |
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Submission of abstracts |
30 March, 2012 |
| Notification of selected abstracts |
As they are accepted |
| Session titles and authors
posted in the preliminary programme on
the web |
As they are accepted |
| Latest notification of selected abstracts |
5 April, 2012 |
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Programme book available on ThaiSim web |
10 April, 2012 |
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Submission of
full paper for proceedings |
After the
conference |
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We do not yet
know if we will have proceedings or if a special issue of
SG4ED will be published. |
Do not wait
until the last day. The earlier you send in your abstract, (the more time
you will have to revise it if necessary), and the sooner you will be mentioned in the
preliminary programme to be posted on
this web.
If you wish to submit a paper for
inclusion in the conference proceedings, go to the
proceedings page.
Information on how to submit your
proposal is below.
Proposals
We hope that you will run a session at the conference. We will have four
main types of session, as follows:
1. Paper presentations –
20m
These are the classic type of conference session.
At ThaiSim we do encourage you to stay as practical as possible, by
involving the audience, maybe in a short exercise to illustrate a
point. The
session length is 35 minutes. Your actual paper should be about
15
minutes (maximum). This will allow the audience opportunity for commentary
and questions in the remaining 5 minutes; please do not neglect
this part..
2. Short workshops
(hands-on) sessions – 50m or 80m
These are important sessions in a conference on games, simulations,
experiential and hands-on learning. These sessions must be activity-based
and involve participation from the audience. The session must not be
used simply to allow yourself a long paper. These sessions must contain a
substantial portion of hands-on participation in a simulation,
game or experiential exercise, followed by debriefing and then discussion of
the simulation/game. These last two portions are important - please do
not neglect them.
3. Evening game-play sessions
–
about 120m (2hrs) - maybe longer
These sessions are improvised during the two free evenings of
the conference: Evenings on Day 1 and on Day 2. The length of the session may vary, but you
should plan for a maximum of about two hours.
Anyone who would like to run a game is free to do so. You do not need
to send in a proposal by the deadline. However, if you send in a
proposal by the deadline, your session (a) will be in the programme book, (b)
will thus be guaranteed a place, and (c) will therefore probably attract more
people.
Whether or not you send in your abstract for a session during the evening
game session to be included in the programme book, you should in both cases bring your abstract in the form of a small poster
(maximum one A4 size page) to post on the board for the evening session.
This poster is to attract participants to your session, so make it simple,
clear and attractive, and explain what participants can
expect to be able to get out of your session.
These sessions must contain essentially hands-on participation in a simulation,
game or experiential exercise, followed by debriefing and then discussion of
the simulation/game. These last two parts are important - please do not
neglect them.
4. Poster sessions
You may prefer to present you work in the form of a poster. This type of
session is flexible, and you can put almost anything in your poster, but make
sure that you follow the guidelines.
- Before sending in your proposal it is important to get the
ThaiSim conference proposal guidelines. (To download the pdf
file, right click on the link, and then "save as".)
Follow the guidelines carefully, as they will tell you how to do your proposal
so that it has the maximum chance of being accepted. Send your proposal
to ts.proposals
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Accepted sessions
- A list of already accepted sessions are posted on the
programme page.
Equipment
- The usual equipment will be available at the conference centre. This
includes: screen, OHP, LCD, computer, Microsoft PC, Internet access in the
room, printing, limited paying photocopying facilities. However, please
check with the conference organizer for precise details.
- You are advised to bring your own laptop computer and, on arrival,
well before your session, to check that it will work with the video
projector in your designated room.
If you do not bring a laptop, then check that your USB drive (flash drive, pen drive, handy drive, clef
USB, memory stick, thumb drive, jump drive, etc). works in the conference
computer. You should have the correct format for your ppt file. We advise
that you save it, with special fonts embedded, and in PowerPoint 2003,
that is, .ppt,
(not .pptx).
For Thai delegates.
Go to this page for documents in Thai.
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