In the spirit of James Paul Gee’s scholarship, the Gee! Learning Game Awards were created to recognize the best educational video games in the world. Along with receiving a GEE! Award Winner badge and having their game featured on the GEE! Award website, winners were also given the opportunity to talk about their game during a dedicated hybrid session at the 2022 Play Make Learn Conference.
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James Paul Gee Learning Games Award Winners Announced at 2021 Play Make Learn Conference
The 2021 James Paul Gee Learning Games Award winners were announced at this year’s Play Make Learn Conference on August 5. In the spirit of James Paul Gee, Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University and …
Play Make Learn Announces Benjamin Stokes as the 2021 Conference Keynote Speaker
The Play Make Learn Conference will host keynote speaker Benjamin Stokes during the virtual event held August 5–6, 2021. Stokes, author of “Locally Played: Real-World Games for Stronger Places and Communities,” is an assistant professor …
Drum Power on Wisconsin Life
PLACE’s own Arts Director, Dr. Yorel Lashley, was profiled on the January 1st episode of Wisconsin Life on Wisconsin Public Television. In the feature, Dr. Lashley spoke of his journey to learn African Drumming and …