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@ Kickstarter Serious Games Turn Classic Literature Into A Social Puzzle

Local No. 12, an indie group formed by Eric Zimmerman with fellow designers Colleen Macklin and John Sharp in 2009 to make games that explore social interaction and new kinds of gameplay, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to complete the development of Losswords . With the value proposition of turning classic literature into a social word puzzle game, Losswords is a mobile Serious Game for iOS expected to be released in 2017. A Game For Literary Outlaws In the future world of Losswords , books have been banned and video games are the only form of state-approved culture. You are a member of secret literary underground called The Readers. To keep books alive and out of sight from the oppressive government regime, you scramble and unscramble passages from famous works of literature. Gameplay Losswords gameplay is a two-part process: LOSSWORDING and SOLVING. First, you LOSSWORD a book. You do this by finding the words inside the words of a lit

Serious Games Association Latest Announcements

Here are the latest announcements by the Serious Games Association : 2016 Serious Play Conference Tuesday-Thursday, July 26-28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This year’s sessions will cover advances that have been made in all Serious Games markets - corporate, healthcare, education, visitor centers, and government/military. The major themes to be addressed by the conference include the value of games to develop creativity, critical thinking; how to use learning outcomes; analytics support; and games as a diversity education tool. New this year are multiple interactive sessions, workshops; opportunities for participation learning; and master class for those who want a fast start. Visit http://seriousplayconf.com/ for more information. Submissions Due May 1 for the International Serious Play Awards Entries for the International Serious Play Awards, a program honoring outstanding mobile and browser games or simulations designed for tra