University of Skövde will start a master in serious games (magisterprogram) in autumn 2008.

The study program will be focused on how serious games can be applied to various areas and for various purposes. We will feature a project course n which the students will work for a commissioner to develop a prototype solution for their needs. The study program will also contain  course in experimental game evaluation and a seminar course about urrent research within the area. For more information in English, lease contact Per Backlund ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). More information bout the program can be found on www.his.se/segma (in Swedish). Register on www.studera.nu .

A new downloadable report written by Staffan Nählinder and Per-Anders Oskarsson (FOI) has been added to our Reports section. 

Commercial computer games provide an excellent environment for active, critical learning, and include several characteristics of problem solving. Commercial computer games have also shown widespread application for military training and planning. This report presents several examples from this field. Serious games and simulations explicitly constructed and designed for military training are also discussed. Examples of serious games as well as game engines used for serious games in the military context are given.  

At this years I/ITSEC, JFCOM will host an special demo which is a huge HLA-federation supporting the Joint Training Transform Special Event (JT2SE07) in which, among many others, FMV:GameStudio is partipating.

(Post mortem: The demo was a huge success and our participation was much appreciated. Thank you all of  you who visited our booth at I/ITSEC'07!)