May 2022

How might serious games trigger a transformation in project management education ?

Our empirical research paper “How might serious games trigger a transformation in project management education ? Lessons learned from 10 Years of experimentations”, written in collaboration with university in Agder, is published in the special issue “Digital Education and Learning in a Project Society”, Elsevier.

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April 2022

AlbaSim serious serious game highlighted as a pedagogical innovation

AlbaSim serious game for urbanism is highlighted as a pedagogical innovation at University of Geneva.

University of Geneva pedagogical innovation

December 2021

Xavier Good joined the AlbaSim team

With both a master’s degree in saxophone from EJMA and a master’s degree in computer science from EPFL, Xavier brings its creativity and technical skills to the AlbaSim team. His teaching experience will also be useful for the development of educational serious games.

Research Projects

Patient’s Rights & Innovative Teaching Strategy

A Serious Game for education on the legal rules of the health field. This game will be used as a driver for pedagogical innovation. Funded by HES-SO, in partnership with Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud

Project Management Game (PM-Game)

Take the role of a project manager and manage a virtual project! A complete educational concept integrating software simulation, teamwork and role-playing. The PM-Game is currently used by thousands of students in Switzerland and abroad.

Programming Game

Learn JavaScript programming in order to control your avatar ! Developed in the frame of the “Programming and Computational Thinking” project funded by the Hasler Foundation.

Co.LAB

Development of a collaborative digital platform for the co-design, co-development and co-evaluation of serious games. Project financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and conducted in partnership with the University of Fribourg and the University of Geneva.

MIMMS

Development of a simulation for individual and team training in the management of major medical events. The project is co-funded by the University Hospital of Geneva and InnoSuisse.
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