This Wednesday, McGonigal is launching Urgent Evoke, a new MMO-ARG (Alternate Reality Game) hybrid that she hopes will "help empower young people all over the world, and especially young people in Africa, to come up with creative solutions to our most urgent social problems," according to the official blog. The upcoming game offers players the chance to earn tangible rewards—scholarships and venture capital, for example—by performing real-world "quests" like volunteer work and career-building tasks. The concept might not seem that enticing to conventional gamers, but it's an early, real-world application of what McGonigal believes social gaming can help achieve.
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Upcoming NASA MMO Game: Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond - Roddenberry.com - Roddenber... - 0 views
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More info on NASA MMO game. Includes information on developers.
NASA MMO Demo Planned for Early 2010 - 0 views
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"The MMO will also be designed to promote "science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning," and NASA intends to allow it to actually offer course accreditation to players. "
With $2M From Zynga Co-founder & More, Sokikom Wants To Use Social, MMO Gaming To Help ... - 0 views
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This game does a great job of incorporating the social aspect of gaming. In addition, Sokikom uses classroom management techniques to reward postive behavior through "class cash." It would be interesting to look at what behaviors are actually transferred into the classroom.
Seeking Philanthropy in MMOs and Online Gaming :: ZAM - 1 views
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Can video games help change the world?
Marketing in MMO's for children - 1 views
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This article talks about how studios making MMOs for children are providing free usage but capitalizing on its engagement potential to take advantage of children's purchasing power.
News: 'The Warcraft Civilization' - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views
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Seen as an educational experience, World of Warcraft does not belabor any one perspective, but offers people experiences relating to real social issues in a manner that encourages them to reach their own conclusions.
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WoW does not indoctrinate people, but it allows people with a diversity of viewpoints to explore realms that are meaningful to them.
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What one professor learned from playing World of Warcraft for 2,300 plus hours.
4 Hot Social Gaming Trends to Watch - 3 views
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Mobile for MMO and Augmented Reality are both in here.
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