Highlights of the Serious Games Summit at GDC 2008
Ben Sawyer noted recently on his serious games listserv that the 2008 Game Developers Conference is coming up Feb. 18-22 in San Francisco. Of most interest during the conference will be the Serious Games Summit. Here are some brief highlights of the summit:
The NSF-Funded WolfQuest (screenshot below) will be featured in a discussion by David Schaller from eduweb. This game has players assuming the roles of wolves in Yellowstone National Park and learning about their habitats and nature. Sawyer and Peter Smith over at U. Central Florida will present a taxonomy for serious games. Sawyer will also serve along with Eric Zimmerman at Gamelab as moderator for a panel discussion on the difficulties of measuring learning in games.
Most all the discussions look very interesting. Check out the Serious Games Summit page for a list of all the topics that will be covered.
Tags: Ben Sawyer, David Schaller, eduweb, Eric Zimmerman, Gamelab, GDC, NSF, Peter Smith, Serious Games Summit, UCF, WOLFQUEST, Yellowstone
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January 19, 2008 7:46 pm
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