Joint research endeavor studies educational gaming

The Games for Learning Institute (G4LI), a joint research endeavor between NYU, Microsoft Research, and seven other universities and colleges, expects its initial conclusions about "what makes an effective educational gaming experience" to be published in 2010.  Co-directors Ken Perlin and Jan Plass explain long-term goals in the full article:

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/focus/cs/src_gaming.aspx