Justification of the GameHub activity at the University

– Widespread use of gamification principles, the use of gaming techniques in solving non-gaming tasks (for training, support of corporate culture, assess the quality of work, interviewing and assessing motivation, etc.);

– The creation of educational games in which it is used graphics and sound effects, and game scenario to achieved mastering theoretical aspects and practical skills of students in certain disciplines. Another focus is to create educational mobile applications that do not require a separate installation and support for various mobile devices.

Thus, the development of the gaming industry in Ukraine is not the interest of local game companies and independent developers, managers, marketers, coaches, trainers and others can successfully use the benefits from the growth of the industry of the game development.

Training of computer games development should be at the university with the necessary framework and experience in Ukraine. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture is one of the largest universities of the Kiev region. Department of automation and information technology and in particular KNUCA Department of Information Technology is one of the leading departments to prepare qualified and competitive specialists in such specialties: “Computer science and information technologies”, “Computer engineering”, “Safety information and communication systems” , “Professional education. Computer technology “and so on. The teaching staff of the faculty and the university has considerable experience of training at this level. The university has sufficient classroom fund and material and technical basis for creating game lab GameHub and performance of the tasks within the international project.

Priority activities planned at the regional GameHub

1. Conduct training of target groups: students (at undergraduate and graduate), ATO veterans, unemployed engineers to improve their competencies and skills needed for the employment market of the game industry.
2. Cooperation with leading IT companies, urban and regional employment foundations and other organizations to provide employment and professional implementation of the target group.
3. Conducting research work in the game sector, the development of gaming applications for a variety of applications, advisory activities.

Specific measures:

1. Conducting information days (three each year) and round tables (1 per year) to promote the project and disseminate information about the progress of its implementation in KNUCA and in other universities in the region.
2. Conducting Job Fair (1 per year) with IT companies and the Kyiv City Employment Center.
3. Conducting training for employees of the Kyiv City Employment Center to inform unemployed and ATO veterans of opportunities to participate in training (Spring 2017).
4. Conducting several organizational meetings in the two parts of the city. Kyiv (Right and Left Bank of the city), which will be invited unemployed engineers and ATO veterans. The purpose of training is a survey of potential participants in teaching and their preparation for participation in it. (Spring-Fall 2017)
5. It is planned to sign the cooperation agreement with the three IT companies.
6. It is planned to sign the collaboration with the Association of combatants and members of ATO.

The principles of the GameHub organization at the University

Transparency. KNUCA GameHub activities should be transparent and understandable to the project participants and should be widely dissaminated in the media. Also it should be held information days, seminars, round tables, job fairs and other events that allow to present and inform about the results of KNUCA GameHub and project.

Accessibility. KNUCA GameHub should ensure the availability of game laboratory KNUCA GameLab to allow everyone to participate in training and making research works in game industry.

Usefulness. KNUCA GameHub activities based on providing maximum benefit and efficiency of all its components at the stage of the project, and in the future. The utility can be outlined in an academic (research), teaching (training, testing) and technological dimensions.