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5 digital games that teach civics through play

  • Written by Karen "Kat" Schrier, Associate Professor and Director of Games and Emerging Media, Marist College
5 digital games that teach civics through playFortnite players have to think about what they want to build to achieve their goals.Whelsko via Flickr, CC BY-SA

There is a lot of discussion in the United States about how to help people come together to solve the complex problems facing the nation and the world.

As a scholar of games, I see opportunities for that popular medium to contribute to...

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