{"id":120,"date":"2026-05-14T19:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2026\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:34:21","slug":"enlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2026\/enlight\/","title":{"rendered":"ENLIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ENLIGHT is a European University alliance of ten leading research-intensive universities.&nbsp;Together, they aim to establish an open integrated space for learners, teachers and researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through ENLIGHT, Uppsala University and Region Gotland are for the first time ever&nbsp;co-hosting a &#8220;Regional Academy&#8221; event during Gotland Game Conference 2026. The Regional Academy takes the shape of a conference&nbsp;track within GGC with a series of talks, seminars and workshops on the subjects of Games and Societal Challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key objectives of the Regional Academy are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practical knowledge-sharing on how game design education, as a shared innovation platform&nbsp;between academia and local authorities, can contribute to solving local challenges<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening cross-sector collaboration by bridging education, research, and practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Gotland Regional Academy Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Exploring Together: Academia &amp; Local Authorities in Dialogue<br>Gamification and societal challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">8-10 June 2026<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venues: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visby-Gotland, Uppsala University Campus, <strong>Room B51 <\/strong>(5th floor), Cram\u00e9rgatan 3,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Room B24<\/strong> (2nd floor), Cram\u00e9rgatan 3,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donners Eventhall<\/strong> (GGC showfloor), Mellangatan 9, Visby,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and <strong>S:t Nicolai Church ruin<\/strong> (GGC Ceremony and After Party), Smedjegatan 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 1: 8 June<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>08:30-09:00<\/td><td><strong>WELCOME Session<\/strong><br>Olle Jansson, Head of Game Design Department<br>Representative from Region Gotland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:00-10:15<\/td><td><strong>Collaborative learning<br><\/strong>Introduction, welcome &amp; context of this workshop<br>In group- build a model<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:35-11:00<\/td><td><strong>Presentation<\/strong> &#8211; Example on a cross-sector collaboration<br>Lina Emilsson- Senior Lecturer\/Associate Professor at Department of Game Design<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00-12:00<\/td><td><strong>Part 1 of workshop with<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/enlight-eu.org\/university-about-us\/funded-initiatives\/1678-together\">ENLIGHT Thematic Network, TOGETHER<\/a><br>Integrating local and regional stakeholder perspectives into serious simulation games<br>to revolutionize interdisciplinary challenge-based learning<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00-12:30<\/td><td><strong>Region Gotland provides a light meal<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30-13:30<\/td><td><strong>Part 2 of workshop- TOGETHER<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:30-13:45<\/td><td><strong>COFFEE BREAK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:45-14:45<\/td><td><strong>Stakeholder Workshop &#8211; Designing Impact with Serious Games<\/strong><br>Exploring how serious games can drive regional development, using design-thinking<br>group work to identify needs, opportunities, and actionable next steps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:45-15:00<\/td><td><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:00-16:00<\/td><td><strong>Tour of the Department of Game Design<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 2: June 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>09:15-10:45<\/td><td><strong>Workshop <\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/rocket-erasmus.eu\/about-rocket\/project-information\/\">ROCKET<\/a>&#8211; initiative co-funded by Erasmus+ and part of EU Cooperation<br>Partnerships program<br>Exploring the strengths and limitations of different approaches to conflict<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:45-11:00<\/td><td><strong>Short Break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00-12:00<\/td><td><strong>Beyond Homo Oeconomicus: Teaching Cooperation through Experiments<\/strong><br>Interactive session using a cooperation game to contrast classical economic<br>assumptions with real human behavior and demonstrate how experiments can enrich<br>the learning of cooperation and decision-making<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00-13:00<\/td><td><strong>Uppsala University- ENLIGHT provide Lunch<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:00-14:00<\/td><td><strong><em>Change to B24<\/em><br>Gamifying Islamic Studies: addressing material gaps and cultural asymmetries<br><\/strong>Exploring how gamification can fill the pedagogical gap in Islamic Studies by fostering<br>critical, collaborative, and complexity-aware learning through well-designed<br>educational games<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:00-15:00<\/td><td><strong><em>Back to B51<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>Creating and Managing a Video Games Study Lab<\/strong><br>Exploring a decade of Study Lab development, with insights on growth, education<br>scaling, and learning space design<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:00-15:15<\/td><td><strong>COFFEE BREAK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:15-15:35<\/td><td><strong>Developing Creativity and Critical Thinking through Narrative-Based, Game-informed<br>Literature Education<\/strong><br>Transforming literature education through game-informed learning to promote<br>creativity and cross-cultural engagement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:45-15:00<\/td><td><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:00-16:00<\/td><td><strong>Gotland Game Conference<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 3: June 10: Venue: <strong>Donners Eventhall<\/strong> (GGC showfloor), Mellangatan 9, Visby<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>09:00-16:00<\/td><td><strong>Possibility to book meetings and further discussions<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00-12:00<\/td><td><strong>Join us to talk about ENLIGHT &amp; 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