Post by Serious Games Society

🎮 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹? In the lead-up to GALA 2026, the University of L'Aquila and USR Abruzzo launched something truly special: "𝗚𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮 - 𝗟'𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲", a regional competition inviting secondary schools across Abruzzo to design educational games inspired by the cultural, historical, and artistic heritage of their territory. The initiative sits at the heart of everything GALA stands for: 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Participating schools are being challenged to develop games that: 🏛️ Celebrate the cultural and artistic heritage of L'Aquila and Abruzzo 🧠 Build transversal skills, such as creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking 🎲 Explore game-based learning as an innovative educational practice Schools are currently working on their projects, with 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in November, bringing student-designed serious games into one of the leading international forums for the field. We can't wait to see what the next generation of game designers from Abruzzo creates. 🌟 🔗 Learn more about the competition → https://lnkd.in/dw66b8tu #GALA2026 #SeriousGames #GameBasedLearning #AcademicConference #LAquila #USRAbruzzo #Education Francesco Bellotti, Antonio Bucchiarone, Manuel Ninaus, Avo Schönbohm, Pierpaolo Dondio, Manuel Gentile, Francesca de Rosa, Vanissa Wanick, Iza MARFISI - SCHOTTMAN, Sander Bakkes