WORKSHOP:
Teen Panel: Formalizing Informal Education Through Second Life

Barry Joseph, Jonathan, Angela, Lane, Mercury (in Second Life), & Storm (in Second Life)

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:
Learning thru Game Design

Gaming Literacy: Game Design as Model for Literacy
— Eric Zimmerman

Learning through Game Design: A Review of Current Software & Research
— Elisabeth Hayes & Alex Games

StarLogo TNG: Graphical Programming for 3D Simulation and Game Design
— Eric Klopfer & Eric Rosenbaum

Kurt Squire, Respondent

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:
Building Virtual Worlds

Collapsing Geography: Distance Learning & Innovation
— John Lester

Ultima Online — The Last Great Frontier
— Rich Vogel

Constance Steinkuehler, Respondent

FIRESIDE CHAT:
Building a Game Strategy for Your Virtual School

Caroline McAlpine, Joe Pirkle, & Chris King

CHAT ’N’ FRAG:
Making (Your Own) History

Bert Snow

WORKSHOP: Designing Local Games for Learning

Mark Wagler, Kurt Squire, Jim Mathews, Mingfong Jan, John Martin, & Chris Holden

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:
Postmortems on Games in Higher Education

Evolution of Multiplayer Educational Simulations: Board Games to Broadband
— Seth Sivak, Mark Sivak, Jacqueline Isaacs, & Jay Laird

The Grant, Prototype, and Design Process of the ENGAGE Program
— David Gagnon & Les Howles

Teaching Art Students to Make Educational Games
— Pete Border

Ed Meachen, Respondent

SYMPOSIUM:
To Cheat or Not to Cheat? Practices, Purposes, & Politics of Cheating in Digital Games

Yasmin Kafai, Mia Consalvo, Deborah Fields, Tom Satwicz, & Eric Zimmerman

Yasmin Kafai, Chair

FIRESIDE CHAT:
Pragmatic Musings: New Directions in Game Research

Thomas Malaby, Dan Hunter, & Douglas Thomas

CHAT ’N’ FRAG:
Teaching Evaluation: A Game for Improving School Leadership Practice

Rich Halverson, Moses Wolfenstein, & Dan Norton

Informal Luncheon Discussion:
Opportunities for Educational Technology R&D Funding
through the Institute of Education Sciences in the US Department of Education
— Edward Metz

SYMPOSIUM:
Recent Developments in Science Learning Games for Informal Science Education

Walt Scacchi & Joe Adams

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:
So, You Want to Design a Game for Learning

Design Hurdles in the Realm of New Educational Games
— Dan White, Dan Norton, & Alex Stone

Game Technology and Open Source: Because Your Wallet Just Isn’t That Fat
— Nathan McKenzie

DoomEd: Risk, Challenge, Failure and Fear in Learning Game Design
— David Squire & Karl Royle

Brett Shelton, Respondent

SYMPOSIUM:
Playing to Belong: Community Across Gaming Contexts

Jennifer Stone, Mark Chen, Laurie McCarthy, & Reed Stevens

Tom Satwicz, Respondent

FIRESIDE CHAT:
An Avatar Offer You Can’t Refuse

Dimma Davidoff

Drew Davidson, host

CHAT ’N’ FRAG:
Civworld: Designing Learning Systems for the Interactive Age

Kurt Squire, Ben DeVane, & Shree Durga

WORKSHOP:
Well Played: Interpreting Videogames

Drew Davidson

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:
Blurring Game Boundaries

Passively Multiplayer Online Prototypes
— Justin Hall

The EcoRaft Project: From Research Prototype to Robust Exhibit
— Bill Tomlinson

The Development of Distributed Expertise Across Physical & Virtual Worlds in a Teen Gaming Club
— Deborah Fields & Yasmin Kafai

Erica Halverson, Respondent

SYMPOSIUM:
Augmenting Learning with Handheld Gaming Technologies

Judy Perry, Eric Klopfer, & Eric Rosenbaum

Eric Klopfer, Chair

FIRESIDE CHAT:
Pictures from a Chinese Gold Farm: Some Problems with the Promise of Serious Play

Julian Dibbell

Dan Hunter, host

CHAT ’N’ FRAG:
SimSavvy Girls: Not Just Playing with Dolls

Elisabeth Hayes, Elizabeth King, Barbara Johnson, Jewel, Samantha, Bronte, & Carrissa