Water Cooler Games served as the web's primary forum for "videogames with an agenda" — coverage of the uses of video games in advertising, politics, education, and other everyday activities, outside the sphere of entertainment.
The site was maintained at watercoolergames.org from 2003-2009, where it was edited by myself and Gonzalo Frasca. It is now archived here in full.
CMP and the Serious Games Initiative have announced the Serious Games Summit DC, which will take place on October 18-19, 2004 in Washington DC.
The event is designed to give game developers the opportunity to learn from successful serious games applications and make connections with the groups involved in these projects, including public and private sector project leaders, policy makers, contractors, military personnel, government administrators, educators, and game developers. Topics at the summit will include training, policy exploration, analytics, visualization, simulation, education and health and therapy.
Ben Sawyer and I will be presenting a tutorial on our forthcoming suite of telecom technology education games, Project: Connect. I will also be leading a panel called "Games as Mass Media Dialogue Devices," which should be of interest to WCG readers.
Speaking of which, readers of Water Cooler Games are eligible for a special discount off the registration fee. Register online at www.seriousgamessummit.com and use priority code WCG4 to get an additional $25 discount on your pass.
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