Pratiti …Becoming Aware: Promoting Simulations and Games on a Global Platform
摘要
Conferences and seminars have been the traditional way of sharing new ideas and expanding our connections within – and across – disciplines. Webinars are a comparatively new addition to the modes of communication and the series titled Pratiti …becoming aware has grown into a rich and valuable set of resources for simulationists around the world. This article describes the motives for beginning the series at a University in India, and reviews the feedback received from participants of 53 one-hour-long presentations on simulations and games between October 2020 and December 2023. It reports on the process of establishing the series, describes some of the challenges encountered, summarizes highlights of the webinars and identifies possible opportunities that may arise. The authors recommend that future webinars should cover topics of interest of university students, while inviting more female speakers and speakers from USA and Australasia.