cmpgame. The Serious Games Initiative is located on the Web
at http://www .
Finalist submissions will also be considered for Zango licensing agreements.zango.zango., its subsidiaries or its
affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks,
trade names , company names or product names mentioned herein are used for
identification only and may be the property of their respective owners.

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* 400 (Serious) Later: Best Takeways
Speaker: Marc Prensky, Author of Digital Game-Based Learning

* Circling Back: How Serious Games is Helping The Commercial
Industry
Speaker: Dean Ku, Vice President of Marketing, Red Octane

* Serious Game Designer Workshop
Speaker: Noah Falstein , President, The Inspiracy

"The growth of non-entertainment games has been exponential," Jamil
Moledina, director, Game Developers Conference, said. The conference will feature 250+ lectures
and workshops designed to provide inspiration and build skills, and provide an
independent forum for developers from around the world to set the agenda for
the next generation of games.
Game experts Mark Long, from Seattle-based Zombie Studios and Paul Steed,
author of books on creating and modeling characters for video games, are
slated to judge finalists based on overall design, creativity , fun factor,
playability, stability, size, music and sound, and will make the final
selection .

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About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.org

Contest rules are also
available at http://partner. Submissions can be sent to Zango
online, via e-mail at games@zango .

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The two-day forum will showcase representatives from the games industry,
academics, government and the private sector who continue to define this
growing field. "From healthcare to
corporate training, the sector addresses a vast spectrum of applications. It is assisted by
Digitalmill, a game industry and development consulting firm based in
Portland, Maine.seriousgames.
Zango is accepting entries through July 31, 2005, and the winning game will be
announced on September 9, during the Austin Game Conference in Austin, Texas.com, or to Attn: Game Playmakaz Contest,
Zango, 3600 136th PL SE, Bellevue, WA, 98006.
"Similar to the film industry, there is a great need for cultivation and
support of innovation and creativity in the game industry," said Charles
Balas, senior games producer at Zango. "In an effort to promote and locate
exceptional independent game developers, we created Game Playmakaz, providing
an outlet for talented up-and-comers to secure publishing deals and have the
chance to win a $50,000 game development contract.

NOTE: Zango is a trademark of 180solutions, Inc.

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Developers and Professionals Explore Ways to Improve Game Productivity in
Non-Entertainment Sectors

SAN FRANCISCO, In response to the increasing
demand for interactive video games in training, education, and other business
and government applications , the 19th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC),
presented by CMP Media LLC, will focus two days of lectures and panels at the
2005 conference, March 7-11 in San Francisco, on the serious games industry.com) is a leading integrated media company
providing essential information and marketing services to the entire
technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology
worldwide ., Zango(TM), the provider of
exclusive free premium content online, today announced the official launch of
its Game Playmakaz Contest for independent game developers. For more information and to get Zango visit http://www.com.

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The 2005 Serious Games Summit agenda includes:

* How Games Benefit the Public at Large
Speaker: Ben Sawyer, Cofounder, Digitalmill

* Case Study: A Force More Powerful
Speaker: Douglas Whatley, CEO, BreakAway Games

* Serious Games Five Years Out
Speaker: Henry Jenkins, Director, MIT Comparative Media Studies

* Shield of Freedom (Coast Guard Training Simulation with DICE's
Battlefield Engine
Speaker: Warren Currell, President/Founder, Sherpa Games Inc.
For more information on the Serious Games Summit, or to register, please
visit http://www.

About the CMP Game Group
A core provider of essential information and community to the professional
game industry, the CMP Game Group includes the Game Developers Conference,
Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra. For more information, please visit
http://www.com. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned
to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet
their individual needs.

About The Serious Games Initiative
The Serious Games Initiative is housed at The Woodrow Wilson Center for
International Scholars Project on Foresight and Governance. The winning
submission will be awarded a $50,000 game development contract with Zango."

About Zango
The Zango service provides users with free access to premium games, humor
and entertainment content, and downloadable applications, in exchange for
connecting them with targeted product and service offerings while browsing
online.

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While the Initiative is focused on uses for games in
exploring management and leadership challenges facing the public sector part
of its overall charter is to help forge productive links between the video
game industry and projects involving the use of games in education, training,
health, and public policy. Modeled after what Sundance
and Project Green Light have done for artistry in film, Zango has created a
way for passionate gamers to make money doing what they love most.

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"
The GDC is the largest and most important professional development event
for the game development community.gdconf.com.com, the Independent Games Festival, and
the Game Developers Choice Awards.

Game Developers See Green - Playmakaz $50 000 Contest Call for Entries

All game entries will be played and tested by an in-house Zango
Games team, and 12 finalists will be chosen for review by the judges.com .

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2005 Game Developers Conference to Host Serious Games Summit

The summit will provide crucial information to developers who
want to build serious games and organizations that wish to put serious games
applications to use. The
GDC is looking at all angles of game development. Its diverse products and services include newspapers ,
magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education
and training, trade shows and conferences and custom publishing.Zango Games Recognizes Best Independent Games With Launch of Game Development
Contest

BELLEVUE, Wash.
Game developers can access contest rules and the contest application form
at the Zango booth, March 9-11 during the Game Developers Conference at the
Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco .