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Games and Civic Engagement
Video Run Time: 2:04:32

Technical Notes on Video:

Video length is 2:04:32.

David Thorburn, Director, Communications Forum and Professor of Literature, introduces the event and introduces the moderator, Eric Klopfer.

At 5:17, Klopfer introduces the format for the evening.

At 6:57, Mario Armstrong introduces himself.

At 16:59, Ian Bogost begins.

At 22:49, Klopfer begins a conversation with the panelists. They discuss:

How they see learning through games;
The target audience for games;
Whether games should be open-ended, allowing players to make the ‘wrong’ choices;
How to measure the success of games;

At 1:03:32, Klopfer invites questions from the audience.

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