Institute for Analytic Journalism

Serious Games Initiative
http://www.seriousgames.org/

The Serious Games 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 electronic game industry and projects involving the use of games in education, training, health, and public policy.

Says information specialists Marylaine Block:
"As one who believes nobody should be allowed to run for office until they have played
Sim City for at least six months, I think such games have enormous
potential for helping people explore complex social problems and possible
solutions."

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More thinking about looking

by Tom Johnson on Wed 23 Nov 2005 02:33 PM MST

Our friend Marylaine Block once again delivers some insights directly applicable to analytic journalism. See the piece below where she explains why visual statistics and infographics are essential to what we're doing (or trying to do).

ExLibris #268 Permanent URL http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib268.html
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THE POWER OF VISUALIZED INFORMATION
by Marylaine Block

When I discussed some possible futures for reference service at the
California Library Association <http://marylaine.com/ref.html>, I focused
heavily on the value we create for users by not just finding information
for them but providing context and meaning for information. One of the best
ways to ... more »

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