ThaiSim: The Thai Simulation and Gaming Association
สมาคมสถานการณ์จำลองและเกมแห่งประเทศไทย

ThaiSim is a professional association for teachers, trainers, researchers, practitioners and other professionals. Its aim is to enable and promote the sharing of expertise in the field of simulation, gaming, role-play, serious games and experiential methods for teaching, learning, development and assessment. ThaiSim was established by both Thais and foreigners, in August 2008.

Members
ThaiSim members are practitioners, researchers and theorists, and are interested in improving their skills and knowledge so as to make learning more effective. ThaiSim members explore and develop experiential learning ideas and practice in order to improve Thai education and society.

Objectives
The principal objective of the association is ‘to promote the effective and responsible use of simulation, games and experiential learning activities in Thailand, particularly in education, training, research, assessment and development’.

ThaiSim seeks to answer questions such as:
What roles can simulation and gaming play in learning, teaching, development and assessment?
How and why are some simulations and games better suited than others?
What are the most effective ways of using simulation and gaming, including proper debriefing to help participants turn experience into learning?
In what ways do simulations and games lead to more effective learning, teaching, development and assessment?

Activities
ThaiSim holds an annual conference, publishes the ThaiSim Journal, has adopted Simulation & Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal, and runs occasional seminars for teachers.

Learning and development
Education, learning, development, sustainability, sufficiency, balance, responsibility, respect and moderation, peace, humanitarian values, and Buddhist values are at the heart of ThaiSim. « less