RT info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject T1 COVID-19 impact on the laboratory practices of the automation subjects at the University of La Laguna A1 Sigut Saavedra, Marta A1 Alayón Miranda, Silvia A2 Ingeniería Informática y de Sistemas K1 Automation K1 COVID-19 K1 Virtual Laboratory AB Our practice programs have changed drastically after the appearance of COVID-19. The practical sessions designed for all Automation subjects until 2019 were face-to-face. But the arrival of the pandemic and healthrestrictions resulted in the closure of our university facilities, which forced us to redo the laboratoryexperiences. It isin this context thatsimulation and gamification helped usto move forward,since the solution we followed was the virtualization of the laboratory. Although the degree of satisfaction of the students withthe new practical sessions is quite good, the purpose of this paper is not to present a detailed analysis of allthe simulation and gamification tools we studied, but to explain what our situation was like before COVID- 19, how we faced the change, what we learned in the process, what the new practice programs we are currentlyfollowing are like, what tools have helped us, and what goals we still have to achieve. We hope that our experience can be useful to other teachers. YR 2023 FD 2023 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34801 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34801 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 21-may-2024