Mobile Game Quest
All pupils of secondary schools in The Netherlands could explore the possibilities of Games Atelier by participating in the national Mobile Game Quest, held in the first quarter of 2009.
In this quest, pupils from all over The Netherlands battled against each other to create the ultimate location-based game. The contest was open for all pupils of all classes of secondary education.
A expert jury decided about the winning games. All contestants had to deliver a visual report or presentation of their game.
Support
There was support for teachers in informational meetings and instructional videos. Teachers could participate with one or more teams from their class(es), a team consisted of two to four members.
On 27 March 2009 the winning teams in two game categories (Secred trail and Adventure) were announced in Amsterdam at a special award celebration.
project
Frequency 1550 is a mobile city game that uses GPS and UMTS technology to let pupils of the secondary schools actively learn about history instead of passively absorb knowledge.
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Games Atelier is a new educational tool, to be used in secondary education in The Netherlands. Within Games Atelier, pupils can can create, play, share and view their own locative mobile games with GPS equipped mobile phones and an internet application.
