Where are the digital game based education conferences?

Tallinn

This time of year we are planning for conference attendance next year. This year I am looking for a conference with a workshop or two on digital game based learning, however, this seems to be difficult to find.

There are game-based teaching and learning conferences but that is more face-to-face, board games or gaming elements added to teaching and learning and serious gaming that focus on training through gaming for the workplace. If you are interested in such a scenario (including serious gaming), do check out the Tallinn University summer school program (they also have a winter school but it is really really cold in winter time). The summer school will run from 9 to 27 July 2018 and accommodation is available in the Tallinn University International Student Hostel at reasonable costs. Although the final program is not yet available, do check out the preliminary one and ensure that you open all sub folders because there are real gems under each of the 5 main themes. There are courses in language, creative work, educational science, humanities and social science and inter-disciplinary work.

This summer school also offers the opportunity to participate in weekend excursions and other cultural experiences like a visit to the rural part of Estonia and a visit to St Petersburg in Russia. Tallinn itself is like the pictures form a fairy-tail story just became real before your eyes. The old town is simply beautiful and you can wander for days through it. On weekends, the locals gather in the old town with their beautiful large cars and the market is a feast for the eyes. Do check out the old church and take pictures from the bell tower - perfect for photos of the castle like walls of the old city.

And remember to keep your eyes open for the December international flight specials form the UAE airlines around Christmas.