Video Games and Human Values Initiative

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Welcome to VGHVI!

This network is the place where we'll build the future of our community. Your wildest dreams are welcome, as well as your most basic questi…

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What XBox Live (or PC) games should we play on Thursday nights?

Here's what's in the rotation so far: Left 4 Dead Burnout: Paradise Team Fortress 2 Halo 3 Castle Crashers Carcassonne Rock Band 2 Call of…

Started by Roger Travis

7 Sep 2, 2010
Reply by GoddTodd

History and its role in the Utopian and Dystopian settings.

I really would like some feedback in discussion in this forum about the role of history in some of the games we play and the literature we…

Started by Matthew Teutsch

10 Mar 15, 2010
Reply by Matthew Teutsch

Where should teachers interested in structuring a class as a game start?

I was thinking that some of the teachers (and some of the parents - it's a parent-participation school) in the school that my daughter atte…

Started by David Carlton

2 Jan 25, 2010
Reply by David Carlton

James Paul Gee on games and learning

(I put this up as a blog post originally, but it makes more sense as a forum post, so I'm moving it here; sorry for the confusion...) I ju…

Started by David Carlton

4 Jan 11, 2010
Reply by Roger Travis

The future of interdisciplinary critical games discourse (e.g. Proceedings of the VGHVI)

I had a very interesting chat with Corvus Elrod a few days ago, in which I confessed to him that the submissions we've got so far for Proce…

Started by Roger Travis

3 Jun 24, 2009
Reply by Erik Hanson

Co-opting Video Games in the Classroom: What's the deal?

Games are fun. But not always. For example, I bet if I required an entire 5th grade class to complete 3 hours of WoW leveling each night fo…

Started by Michael Young

12 May 18, 2009
Reply by David Carlton

Interview planning for "Living Epic" online course

The only mystery is which of the several wonderful possibilities for an interview will be the one this time around! This is the place to p…

Started by Roger Travis

99 Mar 21, 2009
Reply by randyjsu

Class discussion for "Gaming Homer" online course

Now let's see if I can get this thing linked up on HuskyCT. . .

Started by Roger Travis

139 Mar 21, 2009
Reply by randyjsu

Let's all go to the wiki and plan some gaming together!

Hi guys; I want to make sure everyone joins the wiki, since that's the best way to plan gaming sessions and to make long-term contributions…

Started by Roger Travis

2 Mar 14, 2009
Reply by David Carlton

Games and learning

Geza got to the heart of yet another huge issue, and I thought it needed a new thread. [quote] Finally, I'd caution against being too ent…

Started by Roger Travis

6 Feb 22, 2009
Reply by Ben Kennedy

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