About the Center for Games & Impact

The Center for Games & Impact (CGI) launched in 2012 at Arizona State University. Our mission is to investigate, innovate, and cultivate games and game-infused solutions to society’s biggest challenges because we envision a world where we understand and optimize the unique power of games for learning and social impact. We are committed to excellence, access, impact and research that contributes to the public good.

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World of Newscraft with Dan Gillmor

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ASU's first Impact-Based Research Conference · GamesandImpact

First of its kind Impact-Based Research (IBR) Conference hosted by ASU in collaboration with the Center for Games & Impact, E-Line Media, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, and the ASU College of Public Programs.

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Math, Science, History: Games Break Boundaries Between Subjects

How can games unlock a rich world of learning? This is the big question at the heart of the growing games and learning movement that’s gaining momentum in education. The MindShift Guide to Games and Learning explains key ideas in game-based learning, pedagogy, implementation, and assessment. The guide make sense of the available research and provide suggestions for practical use. The post series will evolve into a downloadable guide, and can be used as a touchstone for thoughtful consideration of best practices for teachers and parents.

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Those who still think of content as the driving force of education may not be ready for game-based learning. What do we mean by “content”? In this age of digital media, “content” is what web designers, TV producers, and media moguls talk about. Articles, TV shows, YouTube videos, photos — that’s all content. In the classroom, what we usually call content is what students have retained if teachers have met their learning objectives.

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Center for Games & Impact Media Review (2013 - Spring2014)

This is a review of the external media coverage the Center has had over the last couple of years.

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The Storytelling Series: Why the Video Game?

From simple beginnings, stories have been created throughout time to fulfill particular niche roles: inspiring us to follow moral paths, maintaining our histories and our cultures, entertaining us,...

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The Tests the Thing: Making Sure Your Product is Fun and Playable

If someone were to ask me the key to making sure a game was great for kids, my immediate answer would be to make sure you spend time with kids... more »

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The Art of Video Games, live demo at the Phoenix Art Museum #gamesandimpact #taovg