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Serious Games

Serious games are not designed strictly for entertainment, but leverage play and technology to help broad impact. The Wilson Center's work on serious games largely comes through the Serious Games Initiative, a leader in the federal space on designing games to elevate public policy discourse.

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Artwork from Bury me, my Love that depicts people crossing a river
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Science and Technology
Games Round Up: Human Migration
Sonja R. O'Brien
By Sonja R. O’Brien on June 7, 2023
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Serious Games
Marketplace: At the Federal Games Guild, video games and public policy play together
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Serious Games
Serious Games for Opening Up Scientific Discovery
By Elizabeth M H Newbury on February 22, 2023
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Science and Technology
Science and Technology Innovation Program: The Year Ahead
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Key Staff

Elizabeth M H Newbury

Director of the Serious Games Initiative; Senior Program Associate, Science and Technology Innovation Program

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Games can be a powerful tool for education, outreach and research... As a means of communicating policy, they make complicated concepts more accessible and empower audiences.

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Elizabeth M H Newbury

Director of the Serious Games Initiative; Senior Program Associate, Science and Technology Innovation Program