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Chandigarh Design School Founder Joins International Jury & Speaker Lineup at Serious Play Conference, USA

Serious Play Awards Jury - Indian Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor with other International Jury

USA, April 26, 2025 – Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder of Chandigarh Design School and iXDA Local Leader, has been announced as a distinguished jury member for the upcoming Serious Play Awards, to be held from August 13–15, 2025, at Rochester, New York. The pre-evaluation of online games took place in April 2025, where a select panel of global jurors assessed the top entries from this year’s finalists.

Mr. Kapoor was invited as a Juror for both Board and Digital Game categories, representing India and the Asian Subcontinent, marking a significant milestone for Indian design education on a global stage.

Earlier, Kapoor had also contributed to the Serious Play Conference 2023 held at Toronto Metropolitan University from October 11–13, 2023. He delivered a standout presentation in the Military and Professionals Track on “Gamifying Skill Training”, showcasing his 12+ years of experimentation and success in game-based learning within the Indian skilling ecosystem.

“It was an incredible honor to serve as a juror and speaker at this globally respected event,” Kapoor shared. “Being the sole juror from the Asian Subcontinent and the only Indian speaker, it was a unique platform to interact with the brightest minds and explore global innovations in game-based education.”

The Serious Play Conference, founded in 2008 by Sue Bohle, a PR veteran with experience promoting legendary game studios like Atari and Activision, has grown into a global hub for professionals using games in learning. The 2023 edition featured over 100 speakers across seven tracks, including Military, K-12, Higher Education, Healthcare, Game Design, Research, and Technology.

Hosted by Sue Bohle and Jan Hanson, the conference offered rich discussions in both Board Game and Digital Game Design. Kapoor’s presence as a juror and speaker reinforces his growing reputation as India’s leading authority in Gamification and Industrial Design Technology, and highlights Chandigarh Design School’s commitment to global collaboration and innovation in education.

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Speaker at Gamification Conference at DES Pune University

Keynote Speaker at Gamification Conference at DES Pune University

Speaker at Gamification Conference at DES Pune University
Keynote Speaker at Gamification Conference at DES Pune University

Chandigarh Design School Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor delivered his keynote speech at the International Conference on “Activity Based Language Learning: Challenges and Opportunities” that was organized by DES Pune University in collaboration with ICSSR and Coolture Desighns Pvt. Ltd. on 7 February 2025. The topic for the Panel discussion was Gamification in Education and Knowledge Systems.

Conference was attended by about 100+ Faculty and Students across India.

Vineet Raj Kapoor (IDT Lead Expert Worldskills representing India, and Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School) while sharing valuable insights into Gamification, he said,”Gamification is often used an excuse to micromanage learning. It defeats the entire purpose of gamification. Rather one should always be mindful of the core attributes of Gamification like Volunteerism, Choices, Willingness, etc. He also said that the Game Mechanics should be very simple and consist of very few elements like in Chess, or sports like Badminton. He said the Leaderboards and Feedbacks were the Killer Features of Gamification and should be implemented in the right manner for engagement to happen. Right to Learn is a great concept that I have often used to bring determination to the table. Story is an optional feature, but used well, it can enhance the quality of learning. He quipped, “Don’t worry all this would be part of my upcoming book – SOLVXD: Think in Steps – that would be coming out soon.

Neelu Kapoor (Indiaskills Graphic Design Technology Jury) and Founder SXILL mentioned, “This was the third time Chandigarh Design School tendered a Faculty Development Program at Pune University. Earlier we have done programs for Thapar University, Chitkara University, GNDU, Panjab University among others. We are also doing international Programs in Design Thinking with leading institutions abroad. We are aware that training a faculty is much more important as it can directly impact the lives of 1000s of students.”

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Jury at Serious Play Awards, Toronto Metropolitan University

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Board Games Jury at Serious Play Awards - Vineet Raj Kapoor

Board Games Jury at Serious Play Awards – Vineet Raj Kapoor

Vineet Raj Kapoor
Workshop at Serious Play Conference, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Date:  10 Oct 2023

Topic: Board Games Judgement for Serious Play Awards

Date: 10 Oct 2023

Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Venue: The Creative School, Rogers Communication Center, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

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Speaker at Serious Play Conference 2023

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Serious Play Conference, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

Serious Play Conference, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

Vineet Raj Kapoor
Workshop at Serious Play Conference, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Date:  11-13 Oct 2023

Topic: Gamifying Skill Training

Date: 13 Oct 2023

Time: 9:30 AM

Venue: The Creative School, Rogers Communication Center, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

I would like to share an actionable plan that you can use with Gamifying Skill Training. And if possible play a game to think our way out of a problem. remember, that the core of gamification is involuntariness and my actionable plan is about building choices into any process including delivering of knowledge/ learning.

If possible, I would like to share a case study as a take away. However let me see how it shapes up.

Additionally, I shall be Jury for Serious Play Awards for 2023.

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Speaker at World Design Organisation (WDO) Event on 29 June 2022 at Moscow

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Speaker at World Design Organisation (WDO) Event on 29 June 2022 at Moscow

WDO, is granted a special status with UNESCO. Under the Invitation these are the positive outcomes expected:
1. They (NCIDI) would organize the excursion to their design studio and production site.
2. Our students can participate in the contest on design modelling ‘Design Challenge’, where they would provide the place for work, Wi-Fi, the food and the mentor
3. A 30 minute session by the Expert, Vineet Raj Kapoor, on Design, at the International Industrial Design Day Celebration by WDO.

World Industrial Design Day

This annual day of observance is held every 29 June, WDO’s anniversary, for industrial designers, academics, design students and non-designers impacted by the power if industrial design on a daily basis. This day of observance promotes awareness and the celebration of industrial design, encouraging WDO Members and non-members to hold events such as exhibitions, panels, workshops, open houses and other social functions.

From 2009 to 2011, an annual student poster competition was held for WDO’s Educational student members to participate; this activity concluded once the official World Industrial Design Day logo was introduced by WDO. Each year, a theme is determined by the WDO Board of Directors and announced months in advance of 29 June in order for companies, associations, design schools and design agencies to plan their activities and outreach.

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Speaker at Serious Play Conference 2022

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Serious Play Conference 2022 - Gamification of Innovation (Design Thinking) (Corporate/ Non Profit)

Serious Play Conference 2022 – Gamification of Innovation (Design Thinking) (Corporate/ Non Profit)

Vineet Raj Kapoor
Workshop at Serious Play Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
Date:  13-17 June 2022

I would like to share an actionable plan that you can use with your Design Thinking/ Problem Solving Team. And if possible play a game to think our way out of a problem. remember, that the core of gamification is involuntariness and my actionable plan is about building choices into any process including delivering of knowledge/ learning.

If possible, I would like to share a case study as a take away. However let me see how it shapes up.

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Industrial Design Training Workshop

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Industrial Design Training Workshop
Topic: Design Thinking
Speaker: Vineet Raj Kapoor
Date: 23 Jun 2021
Time: 1:00 pm

MESC India brings on the Industrial Design Technology Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor to conduct a Masterclass on Industrial Design Technology (Design Thinking – Solving Problems) on June 23, 2021, at 1:00 PM 

MESC India brings on the Industrial Design Technology Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor to conduct a Masterclass on Industrial Design Technology (Design Thinking – Solving Problems) on June 23, 2021, at 1:00 PM  for the benefit of World Skills candidates to prepare them for Asia Skills 2021 at Russia and World Skills 2022 at Shanghai. After preparation, these candidates would first compete for India Skills.

Mr Vineet Raj Kapoor is Recognized Industry Expert for Animation, User Experience Design, Gaming and Films. Has a successful 24 year track record as a successful Academician. Has been leading India’s International Delegations in the Content Domain for the past few years. Has been delivering talks and keynote addresses besides Faculty Development Programs at various Universities and Colleges including Panjab University, Chandigarh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Kurukshetra University, Punjab Engineering College, University Business School, etc as well as International Seminars at Konkuk University, Seoul. He is a Knowledge Partner for TCS iON in the field of Usability and Game Design

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Workshop at Serious Play Conference, Orlando, USA

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Is Gamification keeping up with Reality? (Corporate/ Non Profit)
Vineet Raj Kapoor
Workshop at Serious Play Conference, Orlando, USA

Date:  6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 25 June 2021 GMT+5:30

It is foolish to assume that there are ungamified systems that exist. The issue is more about the gamification losing track due to changed Reality. As a gamifier our task should be to get Reality back to track or Rather, tween the system according to the Reality (NeoReality) – actually both.

This is useful for afficianados of Gamification who would try to find answers / solutions through Gamification and are many times surprised by lack of workability of solutions. I would cover environment issues which impact solutions differently in different environments. For e.g. Social work is voluntary, employment is not (even though prima facie evidence points to volutarism element of the employment system). This is not a academic discussion – it has direct implications for practitioners from the fields of military, corporate, education.

If possible, I would like to share a case study as a take away. However let me see how it shapes up.

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Workshop on Practical Gamification at Teheran, Iran

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"Mobile Learning, from Theory to Practice"Conference is being held at ATU in February 2020

International Gamification Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor is delivering a workshop at ATU Allameh Tabatabaei University, Teheran, Iran). The workshop event is scheduled for 18 January 2020 (Thursday) at 8:30-10:30 AM Iran Time. This Workshop is titled “Learn to design the most immersive learning experience!” and the “Mobile Learning, from Theory to Practice”Conference is being held at ATU in February 2020. Vineet is a Cofounder at SXILL and Chandigarh Design School.

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