Games, Learning & Society Conference
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|name=Games Learning and Society Conference
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|status=Active
|genre=Multi-genre
|venue=Varied
|location=Irvine California
|country=United States
|first=2005
|last=2022
|organizer=Games Learning Society
|filing=Non-profit
|attendance=
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The Games + Learning + Society Conference (GLS Conference) is an academic conference. The conference is now held annually at the University of California Irvine. From 2003 to 2016, the conference was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.{{cite web|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/departure-of-uw-scholars-spells-the-end-for-influential-video-gaming-research-group/article_8b2e1d2c-19b5-5272-8fe0-475b3b34d7e3.html |title= Departure of UW scholars spells the end for influential video gaming research group |publisher=The Capital Times |date=2016-07-27 |accessdate=2022-03-19}} The founder and chair is Constance Steinkuehler.
The GLS conference examines how games can be used to transform how people learn and what implications that knowledge has for society.
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External links
- [http://glsconference.net/ Official GLS Conference website]
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Category:Recurring events established in 2005
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