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Serious Games Initiative

The Serious Games Initiative communicates science and policy complexities through the world’s most dynamic medium: gaming.

Games and Interactives

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Neural Networks

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The Plastic Pipeline

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Launching Into Orbit

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The Fiscal Ship

Can you captain us out of national debt?

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U.S. Domestic Policy
Can you fix the debt? Play 'The Fiscal Ship' at Brookings
On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 5:30 – 7:00 ET
How Would Woodrow Wilson Captain the Fiscal Ship
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How Would Woodrow Wilson Captain the Fiscal Ship
By Talia Lewis on July 21, 2017
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The Fiscal Ship: Can You Put The Budget On A Sustainable Course?
By Elizabeth M H Newbury on June 9, 2017
Setting Sail on The Fiscal Ship
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Setting Sail on The Fiscal Ship
By Kyle Mitchell on June 14, 2017

Research

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Games Round Up: Games for Change
Sonja R. O'Brien
By Sonja R. O’Brien on October 30, 2023
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Science and Technology
Games Round Up: Human Migration
By Sonja R. O’Brien on June 7, 2023
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Marketplace: At the Federal Games Guild, video games and public policy play together
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Serious Games for Opening Up Scientific Discovery
By Elizabeth M H Newbury on February 22, 2023
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Games Round Up: Conservation & Community

Games Round Up: Conservation & Community

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Games Round Up: Space Education

Games Round Up: Space Education

Games Round Up: Black History

Games Round Up: Black History

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Games Round Up: Human Migration

As part of the Games Round Up blog series, we take a closer look at games used for building understanding around human migration.