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‘Games and the Future of Learning’

4:30AM Maggie Greene | I mentioned the Games, Learning & Society Conference in Madison, Wisconsin back when a call for papers was put out. Michael Abbott of the Brainy Gamer has some interesting notes on the conference, which was held this past Thursday and Friday. The wrap up of the keynote speech, delivered by James Gee of Arizona State University, is an interesting meditation on the role of games (and not just ‘edutainment’) in education: More »

Call For Papers: Games, Learning & Society Conference

9:00AM Maggie Greene | It’s a shame my summer is already booked up, because there’s a couple of events I’d really like to be able to hit. The Games, Learning & Society Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (10-11 July) is one of those. According to their blurb, the conference is about “real-life people playing real-life video games, and what they learn from doing it; it fosters substantive discussion and collaboration among academics, designers, and educators interested in how game technologies — commercial games and others — can enhance learning, culture, and education.” If you’ve got a paper you’re sitting on, now is the time to submit it — submissions close on 31 March. Full details after the jump. More »

Relive The Nintendo Fall Conference, This Time In English

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Hope you all enjoyed the Nintendo Fall Conference yesterday. I know we did. Highly-concentrated bursts of news are always good times, but they’re even better when you don’t need to translate every word coming out of it. Here, then, is the complete conference (videos, powerpoint slides and all) translated into English. So kick back, forget yesterday ever happened and relive every moment, this time in a language that for 98.8% of you… well, makes sense! Nintendo Conference [Nintendo] More »