| Gaming has been addressed for years by others as it pertains to learning and the future. There are also others working in areas that are proving very useful. (one of the best videos I've seen) http://www.phibetaiota.net/2010/09/video-visions-of-the-game... "Serious games" http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~rich/courses/imgd404x-c11/playable.ht... http://www.gamesforchange.org Child-driven education http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_educa... http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/ Music + hands-on creative work http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_543015... There's an incredible story (inspiring & practical) of a boy without healthy legs gaining access to salvaged computers and free software to apply his graphics skills to pull his way out of the slums....it's less than 3/4 of the way through this speech by Eben Moglen called "Before and After IP: Ownership of Ideas in the 21st Century"
http://moglen.law.columbia.edu/audio/DSG-CUNY-BeforeAndAfter... I've been collecting a ton of related links and posting them at http://re-configure.org/drupal/node/33 |