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Serious Games Project Asks For Academic Papers
An anonymous reader points out that the Serious Games Project, which is part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars at the Smithsonian, has just submitted a call for academic papers. They're interested in discussing problems such as "what public policy and management issues or challenges are most amenable to computer-based gaming techniques?", and there is already a very interesting Chris Crawford-written paper on the site, "Subjectivity And Simulation" (PDF link).
I'm glad the positive aspects of gaming are finally getting some press. With all the crap the gaming community has had to take from events like Columbine, it's good to see that companies are realizing that games can be very educational and help, rather than hinde, the development of strong communities and teams. Soon , how well we're doing on The Sims Online will be a major factor in job interviews.