9. Arguments to bring games into classrooms (Gee, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2007; Ketelhut, Dede, Clarke, & Nelson, 2006; Klopfer, 2004; Squire 2005, 2006, Jenkins &
Squire, 2004; Steinkuehler & King, 2009)
Game-making as a window into rich meaning-making
(Kafai 2006; Gee, 2007; Osterweil & Salen, 2009; Salen 2007; Steinkuehler, 2010;Torres, 2009)
Game design curricula as a viable method of teaching
complex and collaborative problem solving,
strategizing, systems thinking and emulation of real-
world processes (Barab et al, 2007; Gee, 2003; 2007; Shaffer, Squire, Halverson &
Gee, 2005; Squire, 2008)
Recent traction with national education initiatives and
studies (Project Tomorrow, 2010; US Department of Education, 2010)
17. Media, Simulated and Game-based
Futures
Real-world problems
Social and cultural contexts
Simulated environments
Visual
Collaborative
Blurring of reality/fantasy
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50. Links to resources
ARIS http://arisgames.org/
Edurealms http://edurealms.com/
Kodu http://www.kodugamelab.com/MIT App Inventor
http://appinventor.mit.edu/)
Unity http://unity3d.com/
WowinSchoolWiki http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage
