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The Game Developers Conference™ Europe (GDC Europe) is the largest professionals-only game industry event in Europe. The GDC Europe will be held in conjunction with gamescom, the leading European consumer and industry show. This allows the conference to address the development community at a central location in the heart of Europe and command the critical mass of the European games sector. GDC Europe is the essential platform for learning, inspiration and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile and online games in Europe. GDC Europe is hosted by the UBM TechWeb Game Network. UBM TechWeb Game Network-formerly known as the Think Services Game Group-offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services, including Game Developer Magazine and Gamasutra.com.

Hi, I'm Ian Bogost. I am a designer, philosopher, critic, and researcher who focuses on computational media-videogames in particular. I'm also an author and an entrepreneur. I am a professor at Georgia Tech (a university), a Founding Partner at Persuasive Games (a videogame studio), and a Board Member at Open Texture (an educational publisher).

"Around the country, a new career-minded education standard is slowly edging out the old academic focus on Lord Of the Flies book summaries and five-paragraph essays. So far 42 states have pledged to adopt the (coercively) voluntary standards championed by President Obama, the National Governors Association, and billionaire education crusader, Bill Gates. While educators are slowly dipping their feet into the pool of critical thinking, persuasive communications, and exploratory learning, the Gates foundation is looking to swing the direction of the standards with a mega-investment in digital learning."

Blog creado por Jamie Madigan (PhD en psicología), dedicado al estudio de los videojuegos desde el punto de vista psicológico.