One video game at a time

A nice piece in the Chicago Tribune on epistemic games begins with a great lead:

Video games that teach beyond basics
Alex L. Goldfayn
December 25, 2006

For more than a decade, professor David Williamson Shaffer has been trying to change the world, one video game at a time.

And he has his work cut for him. Shaffer is not just trying to change kids, but the very school system that teaches them.

The rest of the piece is a nice summary of the arguement for epistemic games, too!