Hey all, It'll be pretty low-key. Attached are the slides we'll be using to get our conversation started. mark On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Eleanor O'Rourke < eorourke@cs.washington.edu> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder to take a look at these three games that will be discussed during the Change seminar tomorrow:

http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/ http://www.superstructgame.org/ http://www.urgentevoke.com/

See you all tomorrow, Nell

On May 25, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Eleanor O'Rourke wrote:

This Thursday at Change, Mark Chen and Katie Van Horne will be leading a discussion about how online games can be used to address global issues like hunger, poverty, and homelessness.

This discussion will be based around a talk by Jane McGonigal of the Institute for the Future given during TED2010. They will begin by showing the brief video of her talk (view online<http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html>) and will follow up with additional details about the ideas discussed. They will then lead a discussion focused around some of the more contentious issues brought up by this talk.

In order to facilitate discussion, Mark and Katie asked that you all try to take a look at the three online games McGonigal mentions in her talk:

- http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/ - http://www.superstructgame.org/ - http://www.urgentevoke.com/

Please take a look!

*What:* Mark Chen and Katie Van Horne on Games to Save the World *When:* Thursday, May 27th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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