The VGC WG has been created with the intention to support the Counci of Europe in carrying on actions to promote, within the framework of Digital Citizenship Education, Video Game Culture initiatives in the course of the years.

The group will also contribute to build and empower a network of professionals that deal with video games and to provide contacts of potential speakers, guests to invite, and expert to involve in the initiatives.

The objectives of the DCE’s video game culture for the next two years are:

  • raise awareness about the necessity to promote a video game culture among different levels and different targets (e.g.: educators, youngsters, media, game developers)
  • identify a series of area of interests related to Video Game Culture and Digital Citizenship Education
  • build a stronger video game culture network composed by the most relevant stakeholders in Europe
  • implement a series of initiatives, publications and materials dedicated to Video Game Culture and to Digital Citizenship Education.
Co-ordination Group

The group is coordinated by Alessandro Soriani (University of Bologna), expert consultant for the Digital Citizenship Education project.

Mikko Meriläinen | Finland |  Tampere University

BROOKS Anthony L. | Denmark | CREATE, Aalborg University

Jürgen Bänsch | Belgium | Video Games Europe

Andrew Burn | UK | UCL Knowledge Lab 

BOSMANS Dirk | Belgium | Pan European Game Information

BROWN David | Centre for Computer Science and Informatics (CIRC), Nottingham Trent University

DRESSENO Andrea | Italy | President, Italian Videogame Program (IVIPRO)

FISHER Martin | Germany

HASSAN Lobna | Finland | Lappeenranta University of Technology

KALEVA Jari-Pekka | Managing Director | European Games Developer Federation (EGDF)

MARTENS Hans (PhD) | Belgium | European Schoolnet

MOLINARI Claudia | Italy | We Are Muesli

NAVARRO-REMESAL Víctor | Spain

PÉREZ ZAPATA Beatriz | Spain | TecnoCampus - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

PHILIPPETTE Thibault | Belgium | Groupe de recherche en médiation des savoirs, UCLouvain La Neuve

SERADA Alesja | Finland | University of Vaasa