MacArthur Grant Awarded to Institute of Play

Exciting news! Katie Salen, who is on the advisory board for the Education SIG, just received a MacArthur grant of $1.1 million for the Gamelab Institute of Play. The project is going to create a new school for 6-12 grade with a pedagogy based around the idea of gaming literacy ("the play, analysis, and creation of games"). The plan is to open the school in 2009. Go check out their website for more info: it's a very interesting project.

Darius Kazemi
Technology Co-Officer