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The participants learn to take into account the relative costs and benefits of possible acts to choose the most appropriate.

Participants play the strategy game Gems of War. The game combines puzzle and role playing elements. This game presents 3 lines of decision to the player, a more strategic part where the player decides which units to use, a more frenetic part that consists of making micro-decisions about how to move the units on the board, on, and another line deciding which units are upgraded related to the macro strategy.

Participants will have time until November 30 to play the game for a minimum of 12 hours and to reach certain in game achievements. In a coaching session (October) we will discuss various aspects of the skill, experiences and improvements. In additon, the participation in one of the other sessions (either Q&A Session oder Feedback Session) is mandatory. During this entire period students will have support to solve technical and game problems.

Progress will be evaluated by standardized tests which will be answered pre- and post-training. In addition achievements within the video game are tracked and analyzed. All participants will receive a a softskill map visualizing their skills.   

Literature (open source if possible)

Project website: https://versa.gecon.es/

Website of the used platform: https://softskills.games/en/

Explanation of the methodology: https://gecon.es/goal-setting-vs-organizational-skills-in-anomaly-game-series/

Further links and explanations: https://fileshare.uibk.ac.at/lib/6f8bb8f4-d04f-4b2d-ba84-fe41967032b4/file/Further%20information/Methodological%20Background%20of%20VERSA%20(Link%20Collection).docx

The game runs only on Windows PCs not under Mac or Linux.

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Onlinesessions will be held in BigBlueButton, Miro will be used for collaborative work and exchange

Participation in one Coaching Session and at least one Additional Session (free to choose) is mandatory to complete the course. We will have 3 groups for the Coaching Session, please indicate with your registration which group you prefer.

The Additional Session “Introduction to the Project” will introduce the VERSA project and is especially recommended for all who have not participated in previous VERSA course.