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Tag: games

From iPad apps used in medical courses to engaging children’s video games, groups like Games+Learning+Society and Field Day Lab have investigated popular use of digital technologies and how they can help improve learning and public participation in science.

Taking Sustainability Out of the Classroom with Sustainable U
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Taking Sustainability Out of the Classroom with Sustainable U

April 28, 2016 February 9, 2022  education, games, outreach

Field Day Lab’s ‘Sustainable U’ game allows users to learn about systems of sustainability while exploring the UW-Madison campus. The free app is now available for iOS and Android.

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Siftr: Web tool for citizen science, ethnography, teaching
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Siftr: Web tool for citizen science, ethnography, teaching

February 25, 2016 August 10, 2020  education, games, outreach

Siftr from the Field Day Lab creates a clearinghouse for the creation of citizen science projects.

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Gaming for Good: Students Catch Summer Vacation Virus
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Gaming for Good: Students Catch Summer Vacation Virus

September 3, 2015 July 6, 2021  complex biological systems, education, games, outreach

G+L+S video games spur STEM education for Madison-area Boys and Girls Club students

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A great place to work at play

August 20, 2015 August 10, 2020  creativity, games

Madison game developers aim for critical mass to compete with the coasts

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More playing, less memorizing: Milwaukee teachers learn to teach game creation

August 7, 2015 August 10, 2020  education, games, outreach

The goal is to untether them from memorization-style learning.

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Games for good: Learning while you play
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Games for good: Learning while you play

May 18, 2015 August 10, 2020  education, games

G+L+S featured on National Science Foundation homepage

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Game Researchers Encourage Next Generation of Female Game Designers and Computer Programmers
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Game Researchers Encourage Next Generation of Female Game Designers and Computer Programmers

January 26, 2015 April 2, 2019  creativity, education, games

One WID researcher is examining the challenges young women face in becoming video game developers and experts.

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