The combination of games and education is getting more and more attention. Not only from primary education, but also from secondary education and vocational education. Various workshops and conferences on the subject are organised throughout the year. On this page you will find an overview of those meetings. At games conferences, you can often find the latest releases of games. Increasingly, game makers are also exhibiting games that are still in development. It is worth going to a game fair this year to browse around. At international fairs, you will come across games that are not in shops in the Netherlands. Sometimes such a game is language-independent and you can use it directly in your own teaching practice. Sometimes it just needs a small adaptation or translation before you can start using it. And often it simply provides a mountain of inspiration and ideas. Maybe you have a game idea of your own. Even then you can come to a games fair. For example, Uniek Bordspel which helps you publish your own board game. They have already launched several interesting games, such as this clever maths game. Or Wink Games which regularly delivers educational and informative games. You can also drop by one of the big game publishers to pitch your idea. They are always looking for the hottest new thing for the coming year! Or go to one of the maker meetings where you can test your game and get valuable feedback. If you want to delve deeper into the use of games, there are several workshops where you can shed your light. There you can also exchange with other teachers and educators who use games in their lessons. And of course there are game mornings/afternoons for teenagers! 21 January – Ducosim spellenbeurs, Amersfoort (NL) 24 – 28 January 2023 – Nationale Onderwijstentoonstelling, Utrecht (NL) 1 – 5 February 2023 – Internationale Speelgoedbeurs, Nürnberg, Duitsland (DE) 5 April – Tools4Schools, Kortrijk (BE) 13 May – Ducosim spellenbeurs, Amersfoort (NL) 25 May – Conferentie Gamedidactiek, Utrecht (NL) 2-4 June – UK Games Expo, Birmingham (VK) 3-4 June – Zomerspel, Merelbeke (BE) 8 June – VIVES SpellenLab STEM oefenen met spel, Brugge (BE) 11-12 June – Conferentie voor spelontwerpers, Göttingen, Duitsland 27 – 29 June – Game Developers Conference, online 30 June – Play in Business, Herwijnen 14 – 16 July – Berlijn Bordspel Conferentie, Berlijn (DE) 4 – 6 August – Board Game Jam – Spellenmaakgilde, Leeuwarden (NL) 21 – 27 August – GamesCon, Keulen (DE) 10 September – 10.00 – 13.30 – Spellenochtend voor tieners Dobbelix Teens, Vleuten (Utrecht – NL) 22 September – Trainingsdag Speel je Vaardig, Breda (NL) 23 September – Amsterdam Board Game Design XXL, Amsterdam (NL) 28 September – VIVES SpellenLab Executieve functies trainen met spel, Brugge (BE) 30 September – Ducosim spellenbeurs, Amersfoort (NL) 1 October – 10.00 – 13.30 – Spellenochtend voor tieners Dobbelix Teens, Vleuten (Utrecht – NL) 1 October – Spellenfestival, Genk (BE) 5 – 8 October – Spiel, Essen (DE) 1 November – Bètapartners Workshop Gamification, Amsterdam (NL) 4 November – 14.00 – 17.00 – Spellenmiddag voor tieners Dobbelix Teens, Vleuten (Utrecht – NL) 4 – 5 November – Spellenspektakel, Utrecht (NL) 11 November – Stibco Spel in relatie tot de cognitieve, executieve functies en metacognitie, Bodegraven (NL) 26 November – 10.00 – 13.30 – Spellenochtend voor tieners Dobbelix Teens, Vleuten (Utrecht – NL) 9 December – Stibco Spel in relatie tot de cognitieve, executieve functies en metacognitie, Bodegraven (NL) 17 December – 10.00 – 13.30 – Spellenochtend voor tieners Dobbelix Teens, Vleuten (Utrecht – NL) 20 January – Spellenbeurs Ducosim, Amersfoort (NL) 24 February – Spellenbeurs, Alkmaar (NL) 3 March – Vives Spellenfest, Brugge (BE) 16 + 17 March – Zuiderspel, Veldhoven (NL) 20 April – Spellenbeurs Ducosim, Amersfoort (NL) ? April – Conferentie Gamedidactiek – Learn by Games, Utrecht (NL) 23 – 26 April – The Board Game Studies Colloquium (BGSC), Tampere (FI) 31 May – 2 June – UK Games Expo, Birmingham (VK) 21 September – Spellenbeurs Ducosim, Amersfoort (NL)
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