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Our News2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 November 2009 Act3Gaming and PIXELearning form a strategic partnership in the Serious Game market
Three projects are currently under final stages of development around the themes of call centre training, promoting diversity in the corporate world and leadership. These will be ready for commercial offerings in the first quarter of 2010. Act3Gaming is a company that designs and produces serious games, immersive learning simulations and innovative games. The company was founded in 2009 by Agnès Touraine, a veteran of the videogaming industry, who had acquired and managed Cendant Software, later becoming Vivendi Games and publishing successful titles such as World of Warcraft and Starcraft. Act3Gaming has a unique development approach enabling it to closely match clients specific needs while offering targeted, cost-effective ant cutting-edge technology solutions through a solid network of partnerships with leading global players from the field. "The developing serious gaming and immersive learning simulations market needs partnerships that can enhance content with innovative technological tools and approaches. PIXELearning has a proven experience and international success stories in this field and we are proud to collaborate together" says Agnès Touraine, CEO of Act3Gaming. PIXELearning’s Kevin Corti expresses his excitement at this new partnership "We've been working with Act3Gaming for months now and we've been impressed with the quality of their team and their knowledge of the market and client issues. We are confident our partnership will help us better serve the specific needs of clients in each market."
November 2009 PIXELearning and Comcast speak at e-virtuoses
Highlighting a different approach for training technologies Helen led the discussion using ‘Putting Communication Skills to Work’ as her case study, Comcast’s first Serious Game using PIXELearning’s role play engine. Created by PIXELearning, this role play engine provides a means of creating complex life like conversations practiced through a simulation, where conversations can have numerous branches, no straight forward questions or responses, and numerous end points allowing learners to experiment with different approaches to call handling. Providing a motivational introduction in to Comcast’s business, the simulation aimed at new hires allows agents to become familiar with face to face role play. Due to the recent recession James, Vice President of Customer Services at Comcast University, explained “with the increase in Generation X and Millennial hires, new methods of training are needed to attract and motivate the more recent generations, while still catering for Boom and Jones Generations”. Creating something that would cater for a diverse audience, have adaptable content, limited time away from the front line and a move away from traditional role play, was the driving force behind ‘Putting Communication Skills to Work’. The simulation incorporates an animated scene setter to grab the learner’s attention, an avatar that represents the customer to help improve empathy, and also 3 levels of detailed and personalised feedback. e-virtuoses has in its short time dramatically grown in size and interest and in only its second year managed to attract over 500 attendees, up from 140 in its first year. Why? because the government recently invested significantly into the industry thereby increasing the interest and attention of Serious Game designers, developers and sellers globally.
November 2009 30 schools using PIXELearnings 'The Business Game' Beginning this month PIXELearnings 'The Business Game' has been shared among 30 schools from across England, to take part in Mosaic Networks 'The Enterprise Challenge'. This exciting challenge allows teams of students to demonstrate their business knowledge and skills and apply them in a engaging learning environment. Until Christmas, students will be practicing their decision making skills with the help of a dedicated mentor. Come the new term, in January, students will be put to the test, where they compete in five rounds of dedicated challenges using PIXELearning's 'The Business Game'. 'Seeing The Business Game used in this way really shows the engagements of students, the motivation to learn about business and their level of decision making which they hold.'
October 2009 'Happy late Birthday' to PIXELearning
3rd June 2009 Two new products brought to market by PIXELearning.
3rd June 2009 PIXELearning receive award in category of Most Engaging & Popular Educational Game 2009 PIXELearning receive an award in the category of Most Engaging & Popular Educational Game 2009. The award for The Enterprise Game was presented by Lord Puttman to PIXELearning's Kevin Corti at this year's Apply Serious Game's and Virtual World's Expo. Deployed across the United Kingdom in schools, small businesses, community based organisations and YMCA's, The Enterprise Game has reached an amazing 4500+ users in the past 6months. Another one to add to our wall!! 13th February 2009 4000 SME's benefit from using The Enterprise Game Sunderland's RTC North is taking full advantage of PIXELearning's Enterprise Game, by encouraging over 4000 SME's to use our business simulation to improve knowledge and skills. The Enterprise Game, aimed at adults, has been designed to familiarise learners with general business concepts such as marketing and finance. By placing the learner in a virtual working environment they are presented with real to life scenarios offering a professional learning experience. RTC North is an independent company who support SME's through the provision of services, initiatives and support for economic growth. Aiding organisation, RTC North adopt innovative working practices and new technologies to help SME's grow effectively. With successful hits such as this it demonstrates that PIXELearning's business simulations can be an innovative and successful resource for improving business educations and knowledge.
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Two European firms form a strategic partnership in an emerging but strongly growing serious gaming market. The goal of the partnership between Act3gaming and PIXELearning is to combine skills, platforms and development efforts while ensuring a close fit with the specific needs of each country and potential client.
Serious Games for Sales: from Concept to Realisation, the topic delivered by PIXELearning's Helen Routledge and Comcast’s VP Customer Service James Rustad at Lilles’ Les e-virtuoses 2009.
The PIXELearning team have been so busy testing the new multiplayer technology that we forgot to wishes ourselves a 'Happy 8th Birthday' in October. Maybe we roll the belated birthday celebrations into the Christmas celebrations?
Serious about Sales, PIXELearning's online sales training aimed at those who want to explore new ways of learning, improve skills, achieve employee engagement and improve sales performance. Our sales game is a professional business simulation which accelerates the learning process, placing the user in a real to life situation where it encourages the use of skills. Four missions, four prospects and one dream holiday, are you up for the challenge? For more information visit The Sales Game page.
The second product is LearningBeans Call Centre Coach. A performance improvement role play solution designed to be delivered straight to the agent's desktops. Split into 15minute segments agents can receive training without hours away from their desks. Working through calls, based on real situations, agents will receive visual continual and instant feedback which can be printed off and applied to similar incoming calls. If you would like an onsite demo of these products contact