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August 25, 2005
Games Becoming a Communication and Learning Medium
I am impressed with the exciting and bold statements on how games could evolve to be an actual communication and learning medium (and the provocative indicators of how we'll know when we're there) that I found via a speech blogged by Ben Saywer on the Serious Games Initiative website - an excellent keynote by Adam Singer at the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival.
Singer mentions a few good "serious" game examples as well, including the UN Food Force Game you should download and play - it's one of the best I've seen that actually feels like a game worth playing. And guess what? I learned something too!
It's great to find more people sharing the idea that games could be a primary way of communicating. Why not turn an idea for a book into an interactive story/game, instead of the other way around of a book then a movie and/or game? Why not use a well developed game to communicate public service messages in a more fun and effective way? I'm hearing the chorus grow louder on this nascent approach and really enjoying helping a few people get started!
Posted by Ron Edwards at August 25, 2005 10:36 AM
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