Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

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Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life

http://blog.ted.com/2012/07/09/10-online-games-with-a-social-purpose/

http://www.iftf.org/

http://www.avantgame.com/

Constance Steinkuehler: Creating Powerful Learning Environments Through Game

Jesse Schell: When games invade real life

http://www.ted.com/talks/jesse_schell_when_games_invade_real_life.html

Seth Priebatsch: The game layer on top of the world

http://mashable.com/2011/03/12/seth-priebatsch/ 

Brenda Laurel On Games For Girls

http://www.tauzero.com/Brenda_Laurel/

James Paul Gee on Grading with Games

Big Interview with Nicole Lazzaro, founder of XEODesgin

Articles:

• Video games aren’t a waste of time! http://venturebeat.com/2011/02/16/are-video-games-a-waste-of-time-3/ 
• Be a Gamer, Save the World Videogames make players feel like their best selves. Why not give them real problems to solve?   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704590704576092460302990884.html# 
• Can Video Games Inspire Altruism - http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2010/06/03/can-video-games-inspire-altruism/http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2010/06/03/can-video-games-inspire-altruism/

Games for Good:

• Urgent Evoke - http://www.urgentevoke.com/
• World Without Oil - http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/
• Darfur is Dying - http://www.darfurisdying.com/

Resources:

• Live Binder of Articles on Games in Education - http://livebinders.com/play/present?id=5696
• Too 100 Learning Game Resources - http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/24/top-100-learning-game-resources/
• Serious Games and the Study of Society - http://knol.google.com/k/bruce-caron/serious-games-and-the-study-of-society/2l8t3cliewok9/42#I%283A%29_From_Cultural_Performances_to_Serious_Games
• Forbes: Games That Can Change the World - http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/04/farmville-minimonos-mangahigh-technology-videogames.html
• World of Warcraft Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft                Oyunlar1
• World of Warcraft in School - http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/

Via: Online Colleges Guide