Delegates will be shown a highly innovative piece of software. CrimCity has been developed by a group of European universities to help teachers and others who work with young people to confront issues such as vandalism, theft and general street crime.
A virtual environment has been created based on sections of a city in the north of England. Users explore the streets, shops and blocks of flats and search for ways in which they can help to reduce crime.

The aims of the course are to:
• demonstrate (and distribute) CrimCity software
• show how game based virtual environments can be used to engage and motivate young people to learn more about the world about them
• promote a greater understanding of how virtual environments can be used to meet many teaching and learning goals
• demonstrate how the software can be used to meet some specific issues in Citizenship in the National Curriculum
• develop teachers’ skills in using ICT in the curriculum to help track pupil progress