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Serious games

Broadcast: Midmorning, 02/07/2006, 10:07 a.m.

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Virtual reality simulations have moved beyond the realm of entertainment. Now they're being used to train soldiers, medical professionals, and students.

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  • Kathleen Hansen: Professor of journalism and mass communication and director of the Minnesota Journalism Center at the University of Minnesota
  • Nora Paul: Director of the Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota
  • Ben Sawyer: President of Digitalmill Inc. and the co-director of the Serious Games Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

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