Kurt Squire "Designing Game - Based Learning Environments"

Dr. Kurt D. Squire (born July 10, 1972 in Valparaiso, Indiana) is an associate professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Director of the Games, Learning & Society Initiative, best known for his research into game design for education.

He writes a regular column for Computer Games magazine, and has been interviewed for many periodicals and media outlets, from PBS to wired.com.

K u r t S q u i r e ' s H o m e p a g e

Kurt's Research

Designing Game - Based Learning Environments


Videogames have emerged as an important new medium, shaping how we play, interact, and learn. Games push the boundaries of consumer-grade simulation, interactive narrative, the design of virtual communities, and the formation of a global media culture. Games make it possible to lead virtual civilizations, be an international fiancier, or even explore an electric field from the perspective of a charged particle. My research interest is in how such gaming technologies can be used to support learning in educational settings. This work has three overlapping components: (1) Researching learning through participation in game-based learning environments, (2) The analysis of games and game cultures in naturally occurring contexts, and (3) The design of original game-based media for learning.

• Learning in game-based environments
• Analyses of games and games culture
• Designing digital games for learning
• Previous research

I still have my dissertation Replaying History files online and just posted my tenure materials.