SERIOUS GAMES: FROM WHY TO HOW (pdf)
Ben Sawyer, Digital Mill
Serious Storytelling: Top Research Findings in Game-Based Storytelling (pdf)
Rudy McDaniel, Ph.D., Dept. of Media, University of Central Florida
Army Game Studio: Serious Games Development (pdf)
Marsha Berry, GameTech 3/29/2010
GAMETECH 2010: Part I (pdf) PART II: Chaotic System (pdf)
Will Wright (Creator of The Sims, SimCity, and Spore)
GAMETECH 2010 Website (Links to all presentations)
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Eliane Alhadeff's Blogs:
SERIOUS GAMES MARKET
FUTURE MAKING SERIOUS GAMES BLOG
SERIOUS GAMES MARKET
FUTURE MAKING SERIOUS GAMES BLOG
Quote: "Future-World Thinking & Modeling - Credo: If you want to change the future, play it first!"
By the way, a recent article in the Charlotte Observer discusses the topic of the use of games and 3D simulations in education: Learning with fun and games: In todays classrooms and businesses, an avatar isn't just a movie; it is a ticket to success. (Sabine Vollmer, 5/2/10)
FROM THE OBSERVER ARTICLE:
"WHAT IS 3D LEARNING?
3-D learning happens by immersing yourself in a computer game or virtual world, using an avatar - like a digital sock puppet - that you control. You have an out-of-body experience in a digital classroom, learning by interacting and doing, where mistakes don't cause any damage in the real world. ...What's key to 3-D learning is computer technology that's fast and powerful enough to run the game or virtual world. In that respect, 3-D learning is an offspring of semiconductors' doubling in speed and power every 18 months (known as Moore's law)."
Second Life and more
"These are some virtual worlds visited for learning:
Second Life, where avatars attend conferences, own property, shop, vacation, work and build. www.secondlife.com
ReactionGrid, a newer competitor of Second Life. www.reactiongrid.com
World of Warcraft, a huge, multiplayer online game where avatars fight monsters and complete quests. www.worldofwarcaft.com
DimensionM, a multiplayer video game for K-12 students that hones math skills. www.dimensionu.com/math
Innov8, a simulation game that teaches business process management. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/solutions/soa/innov8/index.html
Sims, a strategic game that simulates activities of virtual people in a suburban household. www.thesims.ea.com"
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