Meet the Educational Gaming Commons

More than Action Game Heroes!

You’ve Met Guitar Hero

But…Have you met Typo Boss Man?

Mission: Destroy all Typos!

ChemBlaster & the Evil Dr L. Amit?

Mission: Destroy Dr L. Amit’s Mercury Supply

Or the Insidiously Complex Health Care Industry?

Mission: Reform Health Care without Destroying the Entire Economy

Now Meet the EGC

EGC’s Mission

• Build or reuse games for education• Providing a testing environment (including the

EGC Lab in Findlay Commons)• Educate the world about the benefits of

games becauseo There’s intelligence beneath the “stupidity”o There’s wisdom beneath the violenceo There’s learning beneath the fun!

The EGC Lab: PCs, Wii’s and more

Music: We have Beatles Rock Band & Dance Dance Revolution too!

World of Warcraft and Language Learning

Mission: Use your command of Japanese/Chinese/Spanish/English to stage an assault on the fortress