Project

GAMEHIGHED is a 3-year project that gather four universities together along with a game industry association to develop innovative teaching programmes, open edu-resources [OER] and recommendations for higher education leading to game dev careers. The project is funded under Erasmus+. Strategic partnership includes the following partners:

· Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland (Coordinator)

· University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

· Charles University, Czechia

· Bahcesehir University, Turkey

· Czech Game Developers Association

 

There are also associated partners that provide voluntary support for specific activities. The associated partners may change in time.

The primary mission is to release a set of Intellectual Outputs (as they are called in Erasmus+) under open licenses, free-to-use for non-commercial and commercial purposes.

The outputs are listed below:

· O1 – GAMEHIGHED Initial Report outlining the situation of game-focused higher-ed in the four countries

· O2 – model BA curriculum for Game Design & Development

· O3 – OERs supporting O2 (syllabi, lesson plans, etc.)

· O4 – model MA curriculum for Game Research & Development

· O5 – OERs supporting O4

· O6 – GAMEHIGHED Curriculum Framework: game-focused curriculum design tool

· O8 – Game Jam Handbook: handbook on the organisation of game jams as educational tools

· O9 – Game Jam Workshop: framework and materials for pre-game jam workshops

· O10 – GAMEHIGHED Companion: set of final conclusions, guidelines and recommendations

 

The project also funds 4 mutual study visits to Partner universities, 6 long-term exchanges of teaching staff, and 6 multiplier events disseminating the project outputs across the four countries.

A longer description is available on E+ Project Results Platform, which will officially publish all outputs at the end of the project. In the meantime, early-release versions of O1 to O9 will be

published here (Downloads) and on other Partners’ websites, with all interested edu-institutions and other stakeholders invited to collaboration: Get Involved !