About the Center for Games & Impact

World of Newscraft with Dan Gillmor

First of its kind Impact-Based Research (IBR) Conference hosted by ASU in collaboration with the Center for Games & Impact, E-Line Media, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, and the ASU College of Public Programs.

How can games unlock a rich world of learning? This is the big question at the heart of the growing games and learning movement that’s gaining momentum in education. The MindShift Guide to Games and Learning explains key ideas in game-based learning, pedagogy, implementation, and assessment. The guide make sense of the available research and provide suggestions for practical use. The post series will evolve into a downloadable guide, and can be used as a touchstone for thoughtful consideration of best practices for teachers and parents.

Those who still think of content as the driving force of education may not be ready for game-based learning. What do we mean by “content”? In this age of digital media, “content” is what web designers, TV producers, and media moguls talk about. Articles, TV shows, YouTube videos, photos — that’s all content. In the classroom, what we usually call content is what students have retained if teachers have met their learning objectives.

This is a review of the external media coverage the Center has had over the last couple of years.

From simple beginnings, stories have been created throughout time to fulfill particular niche roles: inspiring us to follow moral paths, maintaining our histories and our cultures, entertaining us,...

If someone were to ask me the key to making sure a game was great for kids, my immediate answer would be to make sure you spend time with kids... more »

The Art of Video Games, live demo at the Phoenix Art Museum #gamesandimpact #taovg