Games, Learning & Society Conference 2005: Call for
Proposals

June 23-24, 2005 . Madison WI

www.glsconference.com

Recent research has begun to elucidate the key principles of
learning

that well-designed games can and do embody. At the same time, the

broader social significance of gaming culture has become a topic for

scholarship across a diversity of fields. Games and simulations do
not

only reveal new worlds in the virtual realm, they also inspire new

worldviews in the physical one. A vast range of videogames and

game-related literature has found its way into curriculum, business,

entertainment, and government across the country. Millions of people

play, both for work and for recreation =96 and they participate in

ongoing economic and social change as a result. As interest in

videogames intensifies and the number of events dedicated to their

discussion increases, it is crucial that issues of learning and the

social role of games do not get lost in the equally worthy cause of

industry building.

The Games, Learning & Society Conference to be held June 23-24,
2005

in Madison, Wisconsin will explore such issues. Sponsored by the

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education and the Academic

ADL Co-Lab, the GLS Conference will foster substantive discussion
and

collaboration among academics, designers, and educators interested
in

how videogames =96 commercial games and others =96 can enhance learning,

culture, and education. Speakers, discussion groups, interactive

workshops, and exhibits will focus on game design, game culture, and

games' potential for learning and society more broadly. This two-day

conference will be held at Frank Lloyd Wright's Monona Terrace

overlooking downtown Madison's beautiful Lake Monona. Conference

highlights include a two-day exhibit hall featuring poster

presentations and interactive demos of games; a special track of

selected, hands-on sessions designed specifically by and for

practicing teachers (continuing education credit may be available);

and an outdoor dinner party at historic Quivey's Grove. Participants

currently include John Seely Brown, Edward Castronova, Doug Church,

James Paul Gee, Henry Jenkins, Jesper Juul, Jay Lemke, Cory
Ondrejka,

Kurt Squire, T.L. Taylor, and Eric Zimmerman.

We invite submission of proposals on issues, topics and questions

related to conference themes. Authors whose proposals are accepted
for

the conference must register before the early registration deadline
of

May 1, 2005. Registration is limited to two hundred fifty
participants

and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please do register
early.

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Hi Everyone,

I want to share with you that thirty people from all parts of the world 
have signed up so far for the enCore Consortium.  Take a peek: 
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It is an impressive group.

If you have not had a chance to sign up yet, I urge you to do so now at
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I also recommend that you sign up for the new development list where most 
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We are soon to make public a number of development tasks and projects, and 
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Yours,

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