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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">This is a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">first</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> call for papers for the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> 6th European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL-2012)</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">being held at The River Lee Hotel, Cork, Ireland on the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> 4-5 October 2012.</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">This call is open until</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">16</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><SUP><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">th</FONT></SUP></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"> of March 2012</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Further details can be found at: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://academic-conferences.org/ecgbl/ecgbl2012/ecgbl12-call-papers.htm"><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial Narrow">http://academic-conferences.org/ecgbl/ecgbl2012/ecgbl12-call-papers.htm</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Over the last ten years, the way in which education and training is delivered has changed considerably with the advent of new technologies. One such new technology that holds considerable promise for helping to engage learners is Games-Based Learning (GBL). The Conference offers an opportunity for scholars and practitioners interested in the issues related to GBL to share their thinking and research findings. Papers can cover various issues and aspects of GBL in education and training: technology and implementation issues associated with the development of GBL; use of mobile and MMOGs for learning; pedagogical issues associated with GBL; social and ethical issues in GBL; GBL best cases and practices, and other related aspects. We are particularly interested in empirical research that addresses whether GBL enhances learning. This Conference provides a forum for discussion, collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in any of these fields of research or practice. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods. Action research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. Selected papers will also be considered for publication in a special issue of the Electronic Journal of e-Learning and to the International Journal of Game-Based Learning. The latest issue of the Electronic Journal of e-Learning is available to read online. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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