Dear all,

As organisers of Social Simulation 4 Serious Games (SS4SG), a Special Interest Group meant to connect both fields of research, I would like to draw your attention to the special track we have at the ESSA conference at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona next week.

In total, we have three talks, one given by an invited speaker, Alexander Verbraeck from TU Delft; one by Setsuya Kurahashi and Keisuke Kuniyoshi from the University of Tsukuba; and one given by Jeroen Linssen from the University of Twente. The special track will take place on Wednesday the 3rd from 17:30 to 19:00 (see the programme). We aim to make all talks available online afterwards.

Descriptions of the talks can be found here, and more information on SS4SG is available on its website.

People interested in discussing the connections between social simulation and serious games are welcome to join SS4SG. One of our short-term goals is to set up an online place to discuss relevant issues and exchange information. If you'd like to know more, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Jeroen Linssen (University of Twente)

Melania Borit (University of Tromsø)