Serious Play Conference, SGSCE, and DSET Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Serious Games and Simulation-Based Training

The Serious Play Conference, the Serious Games Showcase and Challenge Europe (SGSCE), and the Defence Simulation, Education and Training (DSET) Conference are pleased to announce a new strategic collaboration designed to elevate the impact, visibility, and innovation of serious games across sectors including defence, education, and corporate training.

This partnership brings together three influential organisations committed to advancing game-based learning and simulation technologies. The collaboration aims to foster greater knowledge exchange, provide more impactful showcase opportunities, and strengthen the global community of developers, educators, and end-users.

“This collaboration represents a significant step forward for the global serious games community,” said Paul Darvasi, organiser of the Serious Play Conference. “Together, we are building a stronger, more unified platform to support innovation and amplify impact.”

Key Elements of the Partnership:

• Collaborative Working: Shared sessions, cross-conference speakers and joint offers to the Serious Games community will offer rich, multidisciplinary learning experiences.
• Expanded Recognition: Unified award and showcase tracks across events will highlight excellence and innovation in serious games development.
• Global Community Building: Combined networks will extend the reach for stakeholders across defence, education, health, and commercial training sectors.

Sam Cullimore, Serious Games Lead at Ruddy Nice Ltd and organiser of SGSCE, added:
“SGSCE has long served as a launchpad for creative and effective game-based solutions. By aligning with DSET and Serious Play, we’re creating broader opportunities to showcase talent and accelerate adoption.”

Tess Butler, CEO of DSET, commented:
“DSET is rooted in solving real-world challenges through simulation, serious games, wargaming, and training. This partnership deepens our connections with the serious games sector and expands the toolkit available to defence and beyond.”

Further details, including event dates, submission guidelines, and opportunities to participate across the conferences are all available online at https://dset.co.uk/seriousgames/ and https://seriousplayconf.com/

Media Enquiries:
Louise Hart
Marketing Director
Ruddy Nice Ltd
📧 [email protected]
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