please add to this growing list of resources and events
communities
embrace your inner penguin linux games
games, compositions
whudafxup?
McDonald's Video Game
virtual peace the humanitarian assistance training simulator
eRepublik online social strategy game
The Superstruct Game the first massively multiple forecasting game
foldit solve puzzles for science
matrem computer program and game that simulates artificial life
research
Ito, Mizuko, et al Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning, November 2008
an educational game archive at water cooler games
easing kids into free software review of educational game packages for linux distributions
game research the art, business, and science of video games
serious games initiative links the electronic game industry to education, training, health, and public policy.
inner active health project developing biofeedback computer gaming technology to promote health and personal growth
neural impulse actuator press release
brain controller in mass production
games to teach mission statement, links to presentations and scholarly articles
new media literacies project MIT group
virtual worlds a first-hand account of market and society on the cyberian frontier - by Edward Castronova
playing the digital divide: how the video game form can address ICT skills and usage gaps by Matt Payne
ErGoGenic Games Research Group developing dynamic games which combine fun, education, and physical activity
Video Games: Medicine For The Body Federation of American Scientists. "Video Games: Medicine For The Body." ScienceDaily 24 September 2006. 11 January 2009
Connexions A place to view and share education materials.
interactive
worldforge the original opensource mmo project
Wii tech to be used for bomb squads
wikia gaming portal hub for gaming wikis worldwide. Join a community wiki or start your own!
overclocked remix video game music community
design, development, programming
sjbrown's guide to writing games
RAPUNSEL early literacy project designed to introduce programming to children
interactive fiction mapper ifn is a language and program for tracking progress in interactive fiction games
events
global game jam locations (including Orlando, FL!), all over the world...January 30-February 1st, 2009
books and articles
Persuasive Games by Ian Bogost
first person new media as story, performance, and game by Noah Wardrip-Fruin and Pat Harrigan
McLoud, S. (1993). Understanding comics. New York: Kitchen Sink Press. - superb guide for multimedia/multiperson composition
review of first person
Fogg, B. J. (2003). Persuasive technology : using computers to change what we think and do. Amsterdam ; Boston: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
Sundar, S. S., & Kim, J. (2005). Interactivity and Persuasion: Influencing attitudes with information and involvement. Journal of Interactive Advertising, 5(2), 6-29.
Required Texts
Persuasive Gaming
First Person
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