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Edutainment Development Center

Center for the development of Education and Entertainment Technologies in Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park. Dr. Antonis Livieratos. Edutainment Development Center. Edutainment? ….a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse…

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Edutainment Development Center

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  1. Centerforthedevelopmentof EducationandEntertainment Technologies inLavrionTechnologicalandCulturalPark Dr. Antonis Livieratos Edutainment Development Center

  2. Edutainment? • ….a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse… • Example: World Food Power video game teaches children about the logistical challenges of delivering food aid in a major humanitarian crisis. • "Communicating with children today means using the latest technology" (Neil Gallagher, WFP’s Director of Communications) TheFocus

  3. Why Edutainment? 100 to 135 companies of Global Fortune 500 that will adopt by 2012 gaming for learning purposes Source: The Apply Group 46 million of children are gamers today in the US Source: NPD Group 4 million of people have played Food Force in the game’s first year Source: United Nation Food Program TheFocus

  4. Why a cluster in Edutainment? Creative Individuals In order to enable the development of edutainment activities we need to create a friendly environment were: • Culture meets technology • Business meets research • Education meets entertainment BUSINESS RESEARCH EDUCATION TheTarget

  5. Why an Edutainment Center in Lavrion Technology and Cultural Park (LTCP)? • The LTCP is pioneer project of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) that undertook the responsibility to transform a 19th century mining complex to a technology and cultural park. TheArea

  6. Athens City Center Airport Lavrion Technology Park Cape Sounion

  7. The National Technical University of Athens • - rehabilitated soils polluted by the mining activities • - rehabilitated the 1/3 of a large ‘Brownfield’ • - is managing today a technology and cultural park TheArea

  8. LTCP: A monument of industrial architecture open to innovation and the local society TheArea

  9. Rehabilitation Project for the creation of a new pole for development in Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park: “New Technologies ineducationandentertainment” TheObjective

  10. Creative Individuals BUSINESS RESEARCH EDUCATION The Objective

  11. To create a local competitive advantage by: • Bringingtogetherresearchers, scientistsandartiststocooperateinthefieldofedutainment • OrientingresearchandeducationtowardstheneedsoftheedutainmentIndustry • Makingscienceandtechnologymoreattractivetoyoungpeoplethroughthedevelopmentofanup-to-date, attractive, entertaining, pedagogicmaterialandthedesignofinnovativeeducationalprograms • Creating synergies with the tourist sector where the territory is strong at The Objective

  12. Cluster ‘Edutainment’ • InfrastructureforTV and Cinemastudios • Digitalprojectionhall • Master'sprogramin“Edutainment technologies” • EdutainmentSummer Camp for Kids • Business Incubation for ‘Creative Industries’ TheActions

  13. Developing a new industry A new pole of development in activities that combine culture and technology, research and industry • Create a cultural identity • Enrichment of local and European cultural identity through the promotion of the area’s distinguished cultural value • Boost entrepreneurship • Promotion of entrepreneurship through appropriate infrastructure and networking • Create employment • New job creation in the field of creative industries • Increase viability Development of self-sustain projects entailing knowledge-intensive activities Expected Results

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