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oh no, not again-Being taken seriously by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-10 14:50 · Score: 0 · on Vista the End of An Era?

"Games are important to the average slashdotter. They are not important to the average corporation in fact they are considered harmful."

Oh I wouldn't say that.
A "serious" side. by Anonymous Coward · 2006-11-17 12:02 · Score: 0 · on A Master's In CS or a Master's In Game Programming?

Well everyone's thrown in their two cents. Now while I can't tell you what degree to get. I can add another perspective to the issue.

Serious Games: Games That Educate, Train, and Inform and Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games, and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences

Most of the advice here about games (and anything related) is shaped by people's exposure to them. But games and the technology surrounding them has a serious side as well as serious applications. You can even tour Notre Dame.

I have plenty of PDF's related to the application of games outside peoples narrow view of them. e.g. Urban planning, virtual tours, architecture, etc.
Oh, God No! Serious games! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-10-09 10:09 · Score: 0 · on A Gaming War Between Islam and the West?

"I need virtual activism like I need a real whole in the head. Spare me."

Look Here and here. Game are about being more than just entertained. Remember Doom Marine?