Copenhagen-based Serious Games Interactive is committed to unlocking the Educational Potential of Computer Games. Founded in 2006, the game company was born within a research institution and thrives on research. Among their game titles are the Playing History Game Series on key historical events and the Global Conflicts Game Series that zooms in on conflict zones around the world. Tiburon-TV interviewed Commercial Director Mikkel Overby at BETT 2010, where SGI won a BETT Award for "Global Conflicts: Palestine".
„We are trying to merge the commercial, educational and social game sector into one“ explains Mikkel „we want to have the learning element integrated in the games and are also building a platform for letting both the teachers and the students communicate while they engage in the game world.“ So far the company has been selling the games to primary and high schools in Scandinavia, but they now also want to move into the UK and the US Mikkel says. However, there are still challenges to face: „There is sort of a barrier to convince the teachers to try it out plus there are differences in curriculum requirements and teaching styles in all the different countries“ notes Mikkel. But the company’s track record shows that once the teachers are convinced to try it out more or less all of them are very excited.
Make sure to check back to our blog on Monday: We’ll be posting an interview with Toby Rowland, founder of Mangahigh Math Games.