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Will Wright's "Why Games are (Good) for Learning", [2010]
Original description @ the NYU's website...
"Video game pioneer, Will Wright, the creator of "SimCity" and "Spore" will lead a discussion on how digital games encourage learning.
Wright has been called one of the most important people in gaming, technology, and entertainment. In 2009, he left Electronic Arts to form his own think tank, the Stupid Fun Club.
Sponsored by Games for Learning Institute and the NYU Game Center
About the Games for Learning Institute
The G4LI is a joint research endeavor of Microsoft Research and a consortium of universities. The partners include: Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), Dartmouth College, Parsons, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Teachers College, and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile as well as NYU. The Institute’s aim is to identify which qualities of computer games engage students and develop relevant, personalized teaching strategies that can be applied to the learning process.
Price: This event is free, but a ticket is required. To obtain tickets, e-mail tickets@g4li.org"
https://engineering.nyu.edu/events/2010/02/17/why-games-are-good-learning-will-wright
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17 U.S. Code § 107
Will Wright's "Why Games are (Good) for Learning", [2010]
Original description @ the NYU's website...
"Video game pioneer, Will Wright, the creator of "SimCity" and "Spore" will lead a discussion on how digital games encourage learning.
Wright has been called one of the most important people in gaming, technology, and entertainment. In 2009, he left Electronic Arts to form his own think tank, the Stupid Fun Club.
Sponsored by Games for Learning Institute and the NYU Game Center
About the Games for Learning Institute
The G4LI is a joint research endeavor of Microsoft Research and a consortium of universities. The partners include: Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), Dartmouth College, Parsons, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Teachers College, and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile as well as NYU. The Institute’s aim is to identify which qualities of computer games engage students and develop relevant, personalized teaching strategies that can be applied to the learning process.
Price: This event is free, but a ticket is required. To obtain tickets, e-mail tickets@g4li.org"
https://engineering.nyu.edu/events/2010/02/17/why-games-are-good-learning-will-wright
The media published here are exclusively dedicated to educational purposes. If one, for any reason, deems that they violate the copyright, please inform us, and it will be our care to remove immediately the posts accordingly.
piazzi rocks
17 U.S. Code § 107
