Ingenious Knowledge GmbH

Ingenious Knowledge GmbH is a young SME and innovator in education on several levels. The company was founded in 2010 in Cologne, Germany, and has been working in close cooperation with education institutions, such as universities and schools, in order to develop new educational approaches. Its central focus is creating new generations of games in education, also known as 'serious games'. Ingenious Knowledge believes that new generations grow up in a different world that requires new approaches to education. The company is constantly exploring new ways of using modern technology to improve the lifelong learning environment and make learning more accessible and more fun. The staff of Ingenious Knowledge consists of a combination of education specialists, game designers, graphic designers and artists, and programmers. Combining technical expertise with pedagogic expertise is a strength that sets the company apart from most other companies in this field. Ingenious Knowledge (IK) has been active in both adult education and education of children, working in various European and national projects. In the last years it has made important developments in creating a new generation of serious games in vocational education, creating authentic learning situations that can be used individually or in blended learning scenarios. An example would be the games "The Copy Job" and "The Fair Project". The serious games developed make use of highly sophisticated learning analysis in order to adjust the situation and the challenges to the learner. For this reason the company is also active in turning the games into assessment tools that can analyze the way that learners handle situations, challenges, and tasks.