Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Philip Seyfi in NihongoUp | View Comments
The final results of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) were announced and NihongoUp was chosen as the winner in the Student category! There were many quality entries and, especially after seeing the other two finalist games (submitted by teams from the Queens University and the University of Miami), I was really surprised when the final outcome was announced.
Let’s hope that this is only a start, and that this achievement will bring more well-needed attention to NihongoUp, as well as to educational games in general…
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Posted on October 18th, 2009 by Philip Seyfi in NihongoUp | View Comments
Yes, you heard it right! NihongoUp is a Serious Games Showcase & Challenge finalist! This also means that I was invited to the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference where I’ll be provided with a booth in order to present my game. I/ITSEC is the place where a winner in each of the four categories—Best Student Game, Best Company Game, Best Government Game and Peoples’ Choice—will be decided. NihongoUp is competing in the Student category and I laso have a small chance of winning the Peoples’ Choice Award.
As it’s fairly difficult for me to get a US visa…
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