Educational Game Club: Discussion of Investigation Declaration

February'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.

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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.

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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.

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