Peter Smulders is a coordinator in the renewal project of the technical installation branch for (professional)education at OTIB, a fund for education and development for technical installation companies.
He tries to get technical studies back in the career perspective of the youth by offering revealing and innovative courses. In the past he worked as a project leader in the field of innovative education for the KPC Group, the department of education from the Netherlands Antilles and for the Ministry of OCW (Education, Culture and Science).
The making of Sharkworld
The development of serious games requires synergy of the developer’s design expertise and the clients expertise on the game’s subject matter. Peter Smulders (OTIB) and Marcus Vlaar (Ranj Serious Games) will present their recently released game “Sharkworld”. They will present the game and discuss traps, tips and tricks concerning their cooperation in the different fases of game development. Sharkworld is an online event-based adventure game, aimed at starting project managers. In this game the player has to manage a complicated project in Shanghai, China. The game challenges the player to use his organisational and communicational skills in an entertaining experience.
The serious side of games
The design of games