My.BarackObama.com as Augmented Reality Game
It featured minimal graphics, no sound effects, and deeply flawed gameplay. Yet one of the most important game titles of 2008 was played by thousands and helped change the face of American politics....
View ArticleOur Fair City: using games to scaffold real-world interventions
Recently I’ve taken an interest in turning real world actions into gameplay, using MyBO as an example. While other games we’ve discussed have focused on “moral learning,” this class of games instead...
View ArticleDo Wii bowl alone?
Once upon a time, video game arcades functioned as a third place, a Starbucks for teens and tweens, mostly boys, but also girls and adults. With rising prosperity, we could afford not only consoles...
View ArticleVideo games and democratic participation
As President Obama recognized in his Open Government Directive, transparency is only the first step towards a more vibrant democracy. The bigger problem has always been fostering widespread...
View ArticleUS Deputy CTO Beth Noveck on gaming and open governance
The Obama administration is looking seriously into how games and virtual technologies can advance national policy priorities, from energy use to financial literacy to citizen diplomacy, announced White...
View ArticleCanadian Civic Engagement Game
I just learned about Persuasion – the Game of Civic Engagement, which is put out by CTO, the Ontario Educational Communications Authority. In it, your avatar walks around a neighborhood and chats...
View ArticleReimagining Education: Games for Civic Engagement
At last month’s Reimagining Education event convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the MacArthur Foundation, I led a breakout group that brainstormed a game to encourage civic engagement. We...
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