Global Event Focused on Immersive Gaming for Real-world Challenges and Impactful Solutions
9th GALA Conference to Discuss the Future of Serious Games in Virtual Reality
The 9th edition of the GALA Conference, taking place on December 9-10, will bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners from various fields to share insights, analyze trends, and discuss future perspectives on serious games, particularly focusing on Virtual Reality (VR).
Held by the GAMES AND LEARNING ALLIANCE (GALA), this conference focuses on the science and application of serious games. This year's event will attract researchers in Computer Science and Human and Social Sciences, as well as educators and players from the teaching sector.
The conference is sponsored by the Serious Games Society, a learned society that publishes the International Journal of Serious Games, and organized by the LIUM, a leading research laboratory in France dedicated to digital tools for education and learning. Our team is part of the IUT of Laval, a constituent part of the University of Le Mans. We specialize in serious games and innovative Human-Machine interactions like VR, Mixed Reality, and Augmented Reality.
Due to our partnership with our website, the event will take place online on our website World. Registration is free, and interested participants can attend the conference on December 9-10, 2020.
The conference consists of three main parts: a scientific symposium featuring 37 presentations of original works and two keynotes, a virtual exhibition showcasing 15 international researchers and 15 French companies, and an international competition that honors the top three serious games of the year.
To emphasize local skills, this year's edition focuses on serious games in VR.
The event aims to delve into immersive learning experiences offered through VR, discuss health and rehabilitation applications, examination of AI integration, the exploration of collaborative and social VR, and the ethical implications of designing VR serious games.
For more detailed information specific to the 9th GALA Conference, participants are encouraged to visit the official conference program or website.
- The 9th GALA Conference will discusss the future of VR-based serious games, which could potentially influence the home-and-garden sector through the integration of immersive learning experiences, as our team specializes in such digital tools.
- As the event delves into ethical implications of designing VR serious games, it's important to consider sustainable-living aspects as well, such as energy efficiency in data-and-cloud-computing infrastructures responsible for powering these virtual realities.
- In the realm of art, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to create and evaluate artworks, and understanding its role in the development of serious games within VR could pave the way for innovative applications of AI in home-and-garden design and lifestyle enhancements.
