HND Computer Games Consultation Events

Just a reminder that we have two Consultation Events coming up for the development of the new HND Computer Games award. The aim of the day is for the Qualification Design Team (QDT) to give an update on where we are at with the development, possible structure themes, survey findings and the opportunity for feedback from those in attendance.

The first event will take place on Thursday 4th June at 1330 hours in the Crowne Plaza, Congress Road, Glasgow - If you would like to register for this event, please click on the URL below:

http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?442274

The second event will take place on Monday 8th June at 1030 hours in the Queens Hotel, 160 Nethergate, Dundee - Again, if you would like to come along, please click on the URL below:

http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?467379

Look forward to seeing you then.

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New Edition of Develop Magazine

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Develop mag - the magazine for European games developers - is now available for free download at the developmag.com website. Just go to developmag.com/print-edition to download it. You'll need to register if you haven't already but it's worth it.

HND Computer Games - Consultation Events

We have two Consultation Events coming up for the development of the new HND Computer Games award. The aim of the day is for the Qualification Design Team (QDT) to give an update on where we are at with the development, possible structure themes, survey findings and the opportunity for feedback from those in attendance.

The first event will take place on Thursday 4th June at 1330 hours in the Crowne Plaze, Congress Road, Glasgow - If you would like to register for this event, please click on the URL below:

http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?442274

The second event will take place on Monday 8th June at 1030 hours in the Queens Hotel, 160 Nethergate, Dundee - Again, if you would like to come along, please click on the URL below:

http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?467379

Look forward to seeing you then.

Second Life + Moodle = Sloodle!

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Mari Cruz García who is a Learning Technologist at Carnegie College has created a course explaining how to use virtual worlds in education. She says:

The course I have created is very humble, but I thought that it could be useful for beginners as it illustrates what you can do in Sloodle with very limited budget. The course includes free Linden scripts and objects, as well as a backup copy of the Moodle course. The only object which I couldn't display is the Presenter, until the IT Department can review the firewall settings that are currently blocking it.

I say: she's being modest and you should check this out at:

http://carnegiecollege.ninehub.com/course/view.php?id=7 (self-registration)
Password: tortilla.

The course is also available via SMUG (the Scottish Moodle User Group) at:

http://s-mug.org.uk/testbed/

Access in Second Life is at:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/14/229/22 and click on the "Registration both" object.

Thanks Mari.

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Development Giants Join Dare to be Digital

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Some of the biggest names in the industry will be assessing and mentoring students throughout the game development competition.

The biggest names in gaming are getting involved in this year’s Dare to be Digital game development competition.

Full details here:

Development giants join Dare to be Digital | Game Development | News by Develop

HND Games - Give us Your Opinion

The Scottish Qualifications Authority are currently working on creating a new qualification - HND Games Development. As part of the process it is important that we get as many views as possible on what is required. To do that we would appreciate it if you could complete the following survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=60ncuuOlp73guIcbtAIOrA_3d_3d

It's very short with less than a dozen questions and will take less than three minutes of your time but will be invaluable in structuring this award.

The survey will close at 5pm on the 5th of May so please don't hesitate to follow the link and complete the survey.

Click Here to take survey

Thanks in advance.

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Games in Schools

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LinkedIn: Discussion: Game Based Learning

Brand new research results and live web cast next week from Games in Schools project!

Two new reports will be released on 5 May, unveiling exciting examples and evidence of teachers' use of games across the EU. The same day, the final conference is taking place in the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and a live webcast will be in place so you can follow the proceedings, and even ask questions via the social platform NING.

For more info, visit: http://games.eun.org