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Persuasive Games: designs, builds, and distributes videogames for persuasion, instruction, and activism

Ian Bogost - videogame theory, criticism, design

Playable fictions are interactive stories in which one is positioned as a protagonist who makes game choices that have consequence in the fictional world. Further still, we often find ourselves engaging in struggles and developing understandings that shape player's worldview outside of the game.

presentation on trends in video games: educational in its own right

Study proves conclusively that violent video games makes more aggressive kids

Admongo: a game for kids 8 - 12 yrs old teaching about advertisements and their meanings - to be good consumers starts with awareness

The Education Arcade: MIT's lab to move learning games fwd: authentic, engaging play that teaches