Game Education Summit North America 2010 - Presentation

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 05:00 PM - 50 Min | Curriculum Track

Game industry and games in education in Hong Kong

Wed, 2010-06-16 17:00 - 17:50
Curriculum Track
Researcher - Learning and Teaching
Hong Kong Digital-Game Based Learning Association

Presentation Summary:

A detailed look into the Hong Kong game industry and its potential educational game market

Paper Abstract:

The Hong Kong education system needs a transformation in the teaching and learning mode and digital games can play an important role. With the increasing popularity of digital games and rapid growth of needs in using information technology in the classrooms, this paper aims at looking into the local game industry and the potential educational game market in Hong Kong with an example of a local developed game.