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A key part of the effort that makes any story-telling engaging is how it is presented. Visual appeal is critical and can make the difference between compelling or dreary. This new series of articles will explore the very hard, frustrating, …

Following up on last weeks posts [Mixed Reality][Augmented Reality] about new technologies in learning, we bring you more upcoming innovations that show potential for Simulations, Games Based Learning and Gamification especially in the fields of skills-building, e-learning and virtual-practice. This week …

On March 14th 2018, Google softly announced, what promises to be the biggest news for Augmented reality developers and enthusiasts alike! Google Maps API will support the Unity Game Development engine and environment. Here …

In the past couple of years we have seen a marked improvement in the fidelity, user-experience (see this State of the VR Industry review talk by our Creative Director Siddharth Jain in 2016) and commercial viability in Virtual, Mixed …

The International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. We have some very inspiring women leading the charge here at Playware. Silvia is a Lead Artist at Playware. A creative powerhouse she excels at …

We are living in an exciting time for Learning Technologies. Amidst the global technology boom there are many new and emerging technologies that show promise for enhancing learner engagement and providing greater affordances for authentic learning. However, …

Put simply Gamelets are short-form Games. A Gamelet is to a Game what a Youtube video is to a movie, or a comic strip is to a comic book. The shortness of its form instils certain inherent …

Try answering these questions for your organisation: What makes your organisation’s product/service/function special? How do you and your customers/users find each other? If you sell your product or service, how do you ‘sell’ to your customers? Do you …

As an English teacher, I pride myself on having a better-than-average facility with words. I like to think I know the meanings of obscure words no one really uses and of course, new words that pop into the …

Nurses like many other healthcare professionals are near constantly on the move. They are frequently called upon to apply their skills and knowledge in order to ensure the safety and comfort of their wards. With smartphones and internet …

Microsoft Singapore recently hosted the APAC Education Partner Summit 2017. The Event was hosted at the Microsoft Office at One Marina Boulevard and hosted delegates and speakers from across the globe. Playware was invited to showcase 3DHive.mobi to other partners to …

National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore won the Brandon Hall Awards for Best Advance in Gaming or Simulation Technology 2016 (Silver) for the advanced interactive learning games on their SURE: On the Go Learning portal. The games, which have been developed …

Michael Sutton, Chief Gamification Officer at Funification LLC has compiled an annotated list of journals that publish in the areas of: • Game-Based Learning, • Simulations, • Serious Games, • Gamification, • Virtual Reality, and • Immersive Learning. …

Playware was invited by iN.LAB to share her experience collaborating with the iN.LAB team with the Board of the Life Long Learning Institute. Under the collaboration Playware has been showcased as a Technology Partner at the iN.LAB and has participated …

Playware is accepting registrations for the Academy of Play November edition. Interested participants can pre-register to enjoy early bird offers and discounts here

Mobile learning with 3dhive from Siddharth Jain

As part of a series of posts from winners of the awards for teaching excellence in CELC, Dr. Lynnette Tan, a member of the Writing Unit, shares her e-learning activity using gamification as pedagogical tool. This past …

< < Playware staff and invited speakers from the media and games industry will be running sessions and facilitating workshops for the students. The event is scheduled for the first week of November 2015. It’s shaping up to be a great event with the potential of having several other schools involved and double the crowd. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months as we finalise the topics and activities for the event. You can find out more here on our website or you

< < < < < < The platform has been utilized by several organizations such as Jurong Health Services, Health Promotion Board and Civil Service college, Ministry of Education etc. and the results are compelling. To find out more about 3DHive and try it click here !

The BBC reports a study undertaken by researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Rochester that casts new light on the relationship between video games and violence. The researchers suggest that violent thoughts that arise …