• In an effort to encourage the development of creative ideas, entrepreneurship and game-based technology solutions to address challenges facing education, the Teachers College Games Research Lab launched the first ever...
    TC Cross-Cultural Games Challenge and Incubator

    In an effort to encourage the development of creative ideas, entrepreneurship and game-based technology solutions to address challenges facing education, the Teachers College Games Research Lab launched the first ever…

  • Games and game-like elements have invade the real world. This has been happening for years, and will only continue to grow, as wearable computing is projected to become a $1.5B...
    Gamification of Education: What, How, and Why Bother?

    Games and game-like elements have invade the real world. This has been happening for years, and will only continue to grow, as wearable computing is projected to become a $1.5B…

  • Can game mechanics and social networking lead to a better world?  There is a need to explore new technology-supported approaches to address the serious challenges of climate change and sustainability....
    Fostering Sustainability via Gamification

    Can game mechanics and social networking lead to a better world?  There is a need to explore new technology-supported approaches to address the serious challenges of climate change and sustainability….

  • This semester, I’ve had the privilege of teaching a seminar on game-based learning research in Teachers College’s Smart Classroom Prototype.  As soon as you spend a few moments in the...
    Teaching in the Classroom of the Future

    This semester, I’ve had the privilege of teaching a seminar on game-based learning research in Teachers College’s Smart Classroom Prototype.  As soon as you spend a few moments in the…

  • In the Forbes Magazine article entitled, Education Meets ‘World Of Warcraft’, Israel Shapiro writes about how educators on college campuses are increasingly turning to gaming techniques to turn classrooms into interactive experiences.  Includes...
    Scholar’s Quest featured in Forbes Magazine

    In the Forbes Magazine article entitled, Education Meets ‘World Of Warcraft’, Israel Shapiro writes about how educators on college campuses are increasingly turning to gaming techniques to turn classrooms into interactive experiences.  Includes…