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The Serious Games Initiative is focused on uses for games in exploring management and leadership challenges facing the public sector. Part of its overall charter is to help forge productive links between the electronic game industry and projects involving the use of games in education, training, health, and public policy.


Serious Games Wiki

Posted by Ben Sawyer on 04-03-30

We have launched the first Serious Games Wiki to help collect notes and other resources from the serious games community and especially the first annual Serious Games Summit. You can find the Wiki and contribute your notes and resources by visiting:

http://www.seriousgames.org/wiki/


Project Ramp Up Essay

Posted by Ben Sawyer on 04-03-13

Getting serious game projects underway is a lot of work. In my first personal blog post I'm trying to kick off some discussion of this important issue and identify potential solutions that will improve decision stage productivity - a critical issue for developers of serious game projects.

For more click here.


Serious Games Summit Schedule

Posted by Ben Sawyer on 04-03-13

Many people have asked me again for the Serious Games Summit's schedule which I am now posting here. With the features of the new Serious Games.org Web site it will be much easier to disseminate information like this on a regular basis.

Serious Games Summit 2004 Schedule

DAY ONE

Breakfast and general networking
9:00 am – 10:00 am

General welcome & Serious Games 101
10:00 am – 11:00 am

Coffee Break
11:00 am – 11:15 am

Customers for Serious Games & What They Want (Panel)
11:15 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch and general networking with topical tables
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Working Group Sessions (Group Participation)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Coffee Break
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Project and Case Presentations (Presentations)
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Keynote
5:15 pm – 6:00 pm

DAY TWO

Breakfast and general networking
9:00 am – 10:00 am

Recap of Day One
10:00 am – 10:15 am

Metrics (Presentation)
10:15 am – 11:00 am

Coffee Break
11:00 am – 11:15 am

Design Rules of Serious Games (Panel)
11:15 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch and general networking with topical tables
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

The Military’s Use of Games (panel)
2:00 pm – 3:00pm

Crossing the Chasm: Moving into the Mainstream (Panel)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Coffee Break and general networking
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Serious Games Funding 101 (Presentation)
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Town Hall Discussion (Group Participation)
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Summation
5:45 pm – 6:00 pm