My impossible dream

Transport Integration - an Impossible Dream?

Transport Integration and an Integrated Transport Policy have been widely espoused for many years, yet remain an ambiguous and ill-defined concept. After featuring strongly in the 1998 Transport Policy White Paper, recently transport integration has received less emphasis. However it appears it is set for a return under the new Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis. This paper explores the meaning o...

My Dream Theatre (Demonstration)

Being able to resolve conflicts effectively is a skill of primary importance in our society. In this paper, we describe a serious game that aims to teach 9to 11-year-old children conflict resolution by making them aware of the deep elements of conflict. The player is invited to manage a theatre club and mediate the conflicts that may suddenly arise between the synthetic characters as autonomous...

Health human resources planning in an interdisciplinary care environment: to dream the impossible dream?

Harmonised consent in international research consortia: an impossible dream?

Introduction It is well recognised that it can be difficult for researchers to ensure that proper consent provisions are in place for their research project. If this can be difficult for those conducting a single site study, those difficulties can be compounded when that study becomes a member of an international scientific research consortium. These consortia bring together often diverse group...

My Dream Theatre: Putting conflict on center stage

Learning environments must weave content and practice from different areas of expertise to achieve success in the end. In this paper, we describe the approach taken in the design of a serious game aimed at teaching children about conflict resolution. We address the issue of including users, both teachers and children, in the design process and the indispensable multidisciplinary effort to put t...