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Learn first-hand about all aspects of learning games … straight from the horse’s mouth.

How Games are Reshaping Business and Learning
A round table discussion featuring learning games deep thinkers Kurt Squire, James Gee, and Constance Steinkuehler, conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ADL Academic Co-Lab, January 20, 2005

Beyond Pong: The Evolution of Video Games
This student-made film tells the story about how video games have come of age and how some have taken their passion for gaming to the next level. MIT’s Henry Jenkins appears.

Storytelling in the Digital Age
To see first hand what gamers think about in designing a game, check out these videos from an MIT seminar called Storytelling in the Digital Age.

What Video Games Mean to Me
Check out videos featuring personal game stories from industry leaders ,as well as find out about the game development process from the PBS program Video Game Revolution.

The Sims Teach German
“The Sims Teach German – Video Games for Foreign Language Learning” demonstrates how commercial games like the Sims can be adapted to create robust learning games.

GDCTV
At this site, you can attend important game developers’ conferences virtually by viewing selected sessions from industry leaders. Featured speakers from the Serious Games Summit (serious games is the title the industry uses for learning games and simulations) held in Washington DC in October 2005 are currently online. More will be added soon. Free registration may be required.