GameDesk Executive Director Lucien Vattel traveled to Hong Kong and met with several notable academic and government officials including Mr. Kenneth Chen: Undersecretary of Education Bureau, Frankie Tam: Chairman, Hong Kong Game-Based Learning Association, and Professor TAM Man-Kwan.  As a result of these discussions GameDesk and HKGLA have announced GameDesk: Asia.

The effort will be to conduct a pilot study in Hong Kong to examine the effect of the GameDesk Curricular Program on local secondary students’ academic achievement. GameDesk and HKGLA will work together to determine how to make game learning processes best fit in an Eastern regional context.  The goal is to pilot GameDesk on a large scale while leveraging several e-learning initiatives in Hong Kong.  Current slated pilots include Pak Kau College (secondary school) and Precious Blood Primary School.