values@play is a newly launched website that’s going to conduct research “into values in games through funding from the National Science Foundation. The team runs workshops, conducts research, and publishes results (papers, tools, videos, game designs, and actual games) on how game designers both unconsciously and consciously imbue their products with specific worldviews and values.” I’m curious to see what grows out of this, but first up on their to-do list is running a game contest for playable games that address a variety of issues with a variety of methods: