scholarly journals Editorial

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro De Gloria
Keyword(s):  
Serious Games ◽  
Intelligent Transportation ◽  
Annual General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Learning Alliance

A couple of months ago, we were in Rome for the fourth edition of the Game and Learning Alliance – Gala Conf 2015 (http://www.galaconf.org). The conference has been a success both for number of participants and for quality of the presented works, leading to interesting discussions and exchanges.Best papers have been selected and authors are now preparing the extended versions of their works, that will be reviewed for an upcoming special issue on the International Journal of Serious Games.In a ceremony during the conference, best serious games were awarded the SGS awards, both in the category business and academy.Workshops, particularly in the fields of healthcare, intelligent transportation and management, have revealed interesting trends, especially in the mentioned application fields.During the conference, the annual general assembly of the Serious Games Society was held. Among other decisions, the assembly selected the venue for Gala Conf 2016, that will take place in Utrecht, the Netetherlands, on December 5-7, 2016. Also, in collaboration with the Laval University, SGS is organizing Gala Quebec, October 11-12 2016 in Ville de Quebec, Canada.

scholarly journals Introduction to the GaLA Conf 2019 Special Issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-60
Author(s):  
Antonios Liapis ◽  
Georgios N. Yannakakis ◽  
Manuel Gentile ◽  
Manuel Ninaus
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Learning Alliance ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Historic City ◽  
Conference Papers

It is a great pleasure for us to introduce this issue of the IJSG, which is dedicated to the Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GaLA Conf) that was held in Athens, November 27-29, 2019. Almost 70 participants converged in this beautiful, historic city in order to share knowledge and experiences related to serious games and gamification, their techniques and their application. A number of the best conference papers were selected, and the authors were invited to extend their paper with at least one-third new content, and to submit their paper to IJSG for a regular peer-review process. This issue contains three of the resulting articles, which gives an overview of the rich field of serious games.

scholarly journals Editorial. Vol. 8, Issue 3

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Alessandro De Gloria
Keyword(s):  
Virtual World ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Learning Alliance ◽  
Games And Learning ◽  
The University

This issue includes four papers selected among the best presented at the Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GaLA Conf), that in 2020 was held in the Laval virtual world, organized by the University of Le Mans. Beside the special issue, this number of the International Journal of Serious Games also features two regular papers, that I briefly introduce in the following.

scholarly journals Preface: Interdisciplinary contributions from the Division on Energy, Resources and the Environment at the EGU General Assembly 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Sonja Martens ◽  
Christopher Juhlin ◽  
Viktor J. Bruckman ◽  
Gregor Giebel ◽  
Thomas Nagel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Resources ◽  
Annual General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World ◽  
Space Sciences

Abstract. Since 2004, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) brings together experts from all over the world at its annual General Assembly, covering all disciplines of the earth, planetary and space sciences. With this special issue in Advances in Geosciences, we are pleased to present a collection of contributions from the Division on Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE) which were presented at the EGU General Assembly 2019 in Vienna.

scholarly journals Preface to the special issue of the Division Energy, Resources and the Environment at vEGU2021: Gather online​​​​​​​

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Viktor J. Bruckman ◽  
Gregor Giebel ◽  
Christopher Juhlin ◽  
Sonja Martens ◽  
Antonio P. Rinaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Science Policy ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Annual General ◽  
Future Research ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Joint Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Exchange ◽  
Space Sciences

Abstract. The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is one of the leading global bottom-up societies that promotes earth, planetary and space sciences. In its annual general assemblies, EGU brings together experts from all over the world to discuss cutting-edge research and implementation of findings in its respective disciplines and thus offers a unique forum for scientific exchange, science-policy interaction, and joint development of strategies for future research endeavours. This special issue in Advances in Geosciences comprises a collection of contributions from the Division Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE) of the EGU, which were presented at the General Assembly 2021, vEGU2021: Gather online. It was held entirely online for the second time after EGU2020 from 19 to 30 April 2021.

scholarly journals Guest editorial

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Maria Bottino ◽  
Johan Jeuring
Keyword(s):  
Serious Games ◽  
Guest Editorial ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Learning Alliance ◽  
Games And Learning

This special issue of the International Journal of Serious Games (IJSG) collects some of the best papers presented at the Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GaLA Conf), that was held in Utrecht, December 5th-7th 2016. The conference was organized by the Serious Games Society and the Center for Game Research at Utrecht University. 

scholarly journals Editorial

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro De Gloria
Keyword(s):  
Serious Games ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Learning Alliance ◽  
Games And Learning

The second issue of the International Journal of Serious Games (IJSG) is a special issue mostly dedicated to the best papers of the Games and Learning Alliance (GaLA) Conference 2013, that was held in Velizy, Paris, at Dassault Systèmes.

Quality indicator of the smart city transportation and logistics system

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 2116-2135
Author(s):  
G.V. Savin
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Intelligent Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Organization And Management

Subject. The article considers functioning and development of process flows of transportation and logistics system of a smart city. Objectives. The study identifies factors and dependencies of the quality of human life on the organization and management of stream processes. Methods. I perform a comparative analysis of previous studies, taking into account the uniquely designed results, and the econometric analysis. Results. The study builds multiple regression models that are associated with stream processes, highlights interdependent indicators of temporary traffic and pollution that affect the indicator of life quality. However, the identified congestion indicator enables to predict the time spent in traffic jams per year for all participants of stream processes. Conclusions. The introduction of modern intelligent transportation systems as a component of the transportation and logistics system of a smart city does not fully solve the problems of congestion in cities at the current rate of urbanization and motorization. A viable solution is to develop cooperative and autonomous intelligent transportation systems based on the logistics approach. This will ensure control over congestion, the reduction of which will contribute to improving the life quality of people in urban areas.

scholarly journals Introduction to the special issue: multiple jobholding in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Wieteke Conen ◽  
Karin Schulze Buschoff
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Labour Market Flexibility ◽  
Employment Situation ◽  
Over Time

In a number of European countries there is a clear trend towards increased multiple jobholding. As things stand, however, little is known about the structure and the potential consequences of this increase, notably in terms of quality of work and social protection. This special issue focuses on contemporary forms of multiple jobholding in Europe. Have the structure, nature and dynamics of multiple jobholding changed over time? What are the roles of labour market flexibility, technological change and work fragmentation in the development of multiple jobholding? And do multiple jobholders benefit from similar and adequate employment terms, conditions and protections compared with single jobholders, or are they worse off as a consequence of their (fragmented) employment situation? What implications do these findings have for unions, policy-makers and the regulation of work? The collection of articles in this special issue adds to the literature on emerging forms of employment in the digital age and challenges for social protection, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This introduction initiates a discussion of central debates on multiple jobholding and presents a synopsis of the articles in this issue.

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