Jouer les émotions, comprendre l'humain
Psychology and Cognition conference by UniDistance Suisse
Wednesday
About
This UniDistance Suisse event explores how research on socio-emotional skills can inform play, learning and discussion about emotions. It introduces the Emotion board game through a keynote, an interdisciplinary panel and practical activities, in collaboration with the Réseau Émotions et Éducation.
Programme on 11 November 2026, Europe/Zurich (CET, UTC+01:00): 13:45 welcome; 13:50–14:05 keynote on experiencing emotions through play with Andrea Samson (UniDistance Suisse) and Nicolas Bressoud (HEP-VS); 14:05 film; 14:15–15:00 panel with Michele Ursprung (Canal9), David Sander (CISA and University of Geneva), Alexandra Zaharia (UniDistance Suisse), Laura Moreno (University of Fribourg), and Hadi Barkat (Helvetiq). From 15:00–16:40, participants can move between networking and emotion activities, board-game demonstrations, and a workshop on educational play led by Ulrich Schädler, former director of the Swiss Museum of Games. Closing: 16:40–17:00.
In-person venue: UniDistance Suisse, Schinerstrasse 18, 3900 Brig, Switzerland. Register through the event page's public registration form.