<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Arial Narrow";
panose-1:2 11 6 6 2 2 2 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Arial \(W1\)";}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:justify;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial (W1)","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page Section1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Hello
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>I
thought you would like to know that the response to the call for papers for the<b>
</b></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>6th
European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL-2012) </span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>being held at
The River Lee Hotel, Cork, Ireland on the<b> 4-5 October 2012 </b></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>has been
excellent, but as usual we have had a number of requests for extensions.
Therefore we are holding the call open until <b>30<sup>th</sup> of March 2012. </b>So
now would be a good time to circulate the call for papers to your contacts one
more time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>We
only require an abstract at this time and you will find a full call for papers,
including a pdf to download at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://academic-conferences.org/ecgbl/ecgbl2012/ecgbl12-call-papers.htm">http://academic-conferences.org/ecgbl/ecgbl2012/ecgbl12-call-papers.htm</a>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Publication
opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Elaine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Elaine
Hayne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Academic
Conferences Limited<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:elaine@academic-conferences.org">elaine@academic-conferences.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>tel
+44 (0) 118 972 4148<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.academic-conferences.org/">http://www.academic-conferences.org/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<br clear="both">
________________________________________________________________________<BR>
This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The<BR>
service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive<BR>
anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit:<BR>
http://www.star.net.uk<BR>
________________________________________________________________________<BR>
</body>
</html>