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Upcoming events
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Educational Game Club: Discussion of Investigation Declaration
·OnlineOnlineFebruary's Game is Investigation Declaration (2025) — Web | iOS | Android
We'll be discussing Investigation Declaration (2025), a time-travel detective game where you trace how Enlightenment ideas shaped major historical developments, including the US Declaration of Independence. It won the 2025 Gee! Award in the Formal Learning Category.
It was developed as a collaboration between iCivics, Colonial Williamsburg, and Filament Games.
Thoughts on the game before the event? Share them on 💬 the forum.
Housekeeping
- Playing the game before the event is encouraged but not required. The event is dedicated to discussion.
- The event is open to everyone so feel free to invite others.
- Suggest an educational game or prototype for a future event.
Questions? Comments? Email EducationalGameClub @ gmail.com.
About iCivics
iCivics is a non-profit founded in 2009 by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Its mission: "ensure every student receives a high-quality civic education, and becomes engaged in—and beyond—the classroom."They've created nearly 20 civics games, many in partnership with Filament Games.
This page about the history of iCivics is quite informative. It includes this story about how the current CEO, Louise Dubé, discovered iCivics through her middle school son:
- “Homework first,” she reminded her son upon discovering him playing a game one evening. But this was the homework. The game spurred a flurry of questions and conversations between Dubé and her son that night on how government is meant to work. He concluded by blurting out, “All of school should be like iCivics.” She, too, was persuaded.
About Educational Game Club
It’s like a book club but for educational games. Each month we pick one, play it, and then meet to discuss it.🔔 Subscribe to Educational Game Club to get notified each time we schedule an event.
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WILA Games and Education Industry Collider
Cornish Playhouse, 201 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA, USJoin us for an evening of panels, networking, and knowledge sharing with game developers and educators from the greater Seattle area.
The Collider returns Thursday February 26th 2026, at 6:00 PM at our new venue Cornish Playhouse (just across Seattle Center from PacSci).
The Washington Interactive Learning Alliance (WILA) co-founded by Seattle Indies, Seattle EdTech Meetup, foundry10, and Perfect Day Games, is teaming up to bring you a classic Collider evening event featuring:
- Fireside chat with Portal creator Kim Swift
- Panel discussion with industry leaders in the space
- Roundtable sessions for small-group discussions
- Expo floor with playable educational games
You will also get to hear an update from the WILA sponsored capstone project team at UW last year and the exciting tool they created to specifically help game developers and educators think about building games that are classroom ready.
The focus of this year’s Collider is making games classroom ready. Whether you're an educator, a game developer, or simply curious about the future of education, the Games and Education Collider is the place to be. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired!
Food will be provided at no cost. If you have any questions or you would like to exhibit a game, project, product or technology at the event please reach out to us at contact@seattleindies.org.
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