Peter A. Smith

Dr. Peter Smith is currently an assistant Professor in the School of Visual Art and Design at the University of Central Florida, with over 10 years of experience working in the field of Serious Games and simulation. In this time he has worked on diverse catalog of gaming projects for the Navy, NSF, ADL, DAU, and many more. Peter received his Ph.D. in Modelling & Simulation from the University of Central Florida in 2012. He has presented internationally on the topic of Serious Games including the 2007 Serious Games Summit opening presentation on the Taxonomy of Serious Games. He is also a founder and previous chair of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge a competition the highlights the best work in Serious Games held as an integral part of the I/ITSEC Conference for the last 12 years.

Publications

Serious Games Advancing the Technology of Engaging Information
Serious Games Advancing the Technology of Engaging Information
Peter A. Smith, Clint Bowers. © 2019. 12 pages.
Game researchers are now moving from exploring if games can teach to how games teach. The caveat is that not all games teach but that all good games teach. Leaving a simple...
Serious Games Advancing the Technology of Engaging Information
Serious Games Advancing the Technology of Engaging Information
Peter A. Smith, Clint Bowers. © 2018. 10 pages.
Games researchers are now moving from exploring if games can teach to how games teach. The caveat is that not all games teach but that all good games teach. Leaving a simple...
The Use of Smart Toys in Learning Games
The Use of Smart Toys in Learning Games
Peter A. Smith, Shelly Welch. © 2016. 11 pages.
The use of toys and videogames in learning is becoming more and more established as mediums, however, the interaction between smart toys and videogames for learning is a wholly...
Social Psychology and Massively Multiplayer Online Learning Games
Social Psychology and Massively Multiplayer Online Learning Games
Clint Bowers, Peter A. Smith, Jan Cannon-Bowers. © 2009. 17 pages.
The use of computer games and especially online games for educational purposes is growing in popularity. In this chapter we attempt to summarize findings from the area of social...