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Schell Games Awarded Best of Show @ 2015 International Serious Play Awards

Late June, the   Serious Games Association   disclosed the Gold,Silver and Bronze Medal winners of the 2015 competition, when we came to know that Schell Games was the deserved recipient of Gold Medal honors for two of its games: both  The World of Lexica  and Water Bears were recognized for their high quality of engagement and measurable learning opportunities. At the  2015 International Serious Play Awards ceremony held last week, July 23, the SGA announced that Water Bears was also awarded the Best of Show . Water Bears EDU  is a 3D puzzle game that requires students to use spatial reasoning and color-mixing skills to redirect water through pipes in a grid-based environment, giving students hands-on experience with Systems Thinking concepts. Developed by  Schell Games  in collaboration with the  Creativity Labs at Indiana University , the Serious Game – or Transformational Game, according to Schell Games’ value proposition - is based on a prototype funded by t

Holographic Computing Transforming The Way Medical Students Learn

Earlier this month, Microsoft posted a video showing how Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) would like to use holographic computing to teach medicine. The deal between the two institutions was announced back at Build 2015 along with a demonstration on stage. While previous demos of the Microsoft’s mixed reality headset had focused on fun ideas like a virtual Mars walk and a living room-sized version of Minecraft, the Build presentation emphasized real-world applications for businesses and education. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, CWRU is a private research university who plans to use Microsoft HoloLens to transform the way we teach anatomy and prepare future generations of doctors. Here's how Microsoft HoloLens could teach the next generation of doctors: students could walk around anatomical models to see how bones, muscles and organs work in the context of a human body. “We’ve been teaching human anatomy in the same way for a hundred years,” says Barba

Corporate Segment in Brazil Among The Highest Growth Rates In The World For Mobile Learning

According to Ambient Insight LLC recent report, The 2014-2019 Brazil Mobile Learning Market (analysis by Sam S. Adkins, Chief Researcher), revenues for Mobile Learning products and services in Brazil reached $338.3 million in 2014. The growth rate is a robust 25.7% and revenues will surge to over $1.0 billion by 2019. Brazil generates the largest revenues for Mobile Learning in Latin America by a wide margin. Revenues in Brazil are four times higher than Mexico, the region's second-largest buying country. A Strong Mobile Ecosystem As of April 2015, Brazil had a population of just over 200 million people and a mobile penetration rate of 142%. Brazil accounts for one third of all mobile users in Latin America and is adding one million mobile subscriptions users a month. According to the ABINEE trade group, just over 52 million smartphones were sold in Brazil in 2014 alone. Over 95% of phones sold in Brazil are now smartphones. Most of these smartphones are running o