About Serious Games

Serious games (SGs) or persuasive games are computer and video games used as persuasion technology or educational technology. They can be similar to educational games, but are often intended for an audience outside of primary or secondary education. Serious games can be of any genre and many of them can be considered a kind of edutainment.

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Monday 18 June 2007

Serious Gaming is big business in North Carolina's 'Research Triangle'



Gaming is serious business in the Triangle. With a host of companies creating everything from award-winning games to those collaborating with businesses on workforce training and development, the area is poised for continued success.

The region is home to more than two dozen gaming companies, ranging from serious-game development firms such as Destineer Studios and Virtual Heroes to game-engine providers such as Emergent Game Technologies to leading game makers Electronic Arts, Epic Games, and Red Storm Entertainment.

With a solid track record of developing leading games for the entertainment industry, many of these innovative companies are taking their creations one step further through serious gaming, using technology to train people in a variety of disciplines. By teaming with new industries to provide a new method of workforce training and development, area experts agree that serious gaming is the new wave of the future.

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