Kurt Squire
Encyclopedia
Dr. Kurt D. Squire is an associate professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison
, and Director of the Games, Learning & Society Initiative, best known for his research into game design
for education.
He writes a regular column for Computer Games magazine
, and has been interviewed for many periodicals and media outlets, from PBS
to wired.com.
teacher. He attended Portage High School, graduating in 1990, then going on to study at the Western College Program
at Miami University
.
, and earned a Ph.D in 2004 from Indiana University
. He taught at the Knoxville Montessori School and the McGuffey Foundation School between 1994-1996; later he became Research Manager of the Games-to-Teach Project at MIT.
's Civilization IV
.
Major appearances include:
on January 13, 2006. They live and work in Madison, Wisconsin
.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, and Director of the Games, Learning & Society Initiative, best known for his research into game design
Game design
Game design, a subset of game development, is the process of designing the content and rules of a game in the pre-production stage and design of gameplay, environment, storyline, and characters during production stage. The term is also used to describe both the game design embodied in a game as...
for education.
He writes a regular column for Computer Games magazine
Computer Games Magazine
Computer Games Magazine was a computer gaming print magazine. It was formerly Computer Games Strategy Plus, and before that, Strategy Plus, which had been founded as Games International in the UK in 1988. While its initial focus was on strategy games, it covered a wide range of game genres...
, and has been interviewed for many periodicals and media outlets, from PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
to wired.com.
Biography
Squire was born as the elder of two children to Walter "Dean" Squire, an accountant, and Susan Elizabeth Nelson a German languageGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
teacher. He attended Portage High School, graduating in 1990, then going on to study at the Western College Program
Western College Program
The Western College Program was created in 1974 when the Western College for Women merged with Miami University. The program consisted of an interdisciplinary living/learning community with small class sizes and student-designed focuses. Majors included Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental...
at Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
.
Education/Teaching Career
He received a B.Phil in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1994 from Miami UniversityMiami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
, and earned a Ph.D in 2004 from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. He taught at the Knoxville Montessori School and the McGuffey Foundation School between 1994-1996; later he became Research Manager of the Games-to-Teach Project at MIT.
Selected Works
Squire has written over 30 articles and book chapters, and is credited on various games such as Sid MeierSid Meier
Sidney K. "Sid" Meier is a Canadian programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games, most notably Civilization. He has won accolades for his contributions to the computer games industry...
's Civilization IV
Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a turn-based strategy, 4X computer game released in 2005 and developed by lead designer Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and Meier's studio Firaxis Games. It is the fourth installment of the Civilization series...
.
- Squire, K. (2011). Video Games and Learning: Teaching and Participatory Culture in the Digital Age. New York, NY: Teachers College Pres. ISBN 0807751987
- Squire, K. (2006). From Content to Context: Videogames as Designed Experience. Educational Researcher, 35(8), 19-29. Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://edr.sagepub.com/cgi/doi/10.3102/0013189X035008019
- Shaffer, D. W., Squire, K. R., Halverson, R., & Gee, J. P. (2005). Video games and the future of learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 87(2), 104-111. Citeseer. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20441942
- Barab, S., & Squire, K. (2004). Design-Based Research: Putting a Stake in the Ground. (S. Barab & K. Squire, Eds.)The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(1), 1-14. Routledge. Retrieved from http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&doi=10.1207/s15327809jls1301_1&magic=crossref
- Squire, K. (2003). Video games in education. Computers in Entertainment, 2(1), 10. Citeseer. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.100.8500&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Public Appearances
Squire has given talks at dozens of international conferences, with his current research focusing on the impact of contemporary gaming practices on learning, schooling and society.Major appearances include:
- PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
, "The video game revolution" - NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, Spring 2004, "Games in the Classroom" - Salon.com "Pulling the Trigger on Saddam," November 12, 2002. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/12/kill_saddam/index.html
- Wired.com, "PS2, I'm Not Sure I Love You", January 9, 2001 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41012,00.html
- Boston Globe, "Pirates and Physics Tackled in MIT Game", March 14, 2002.
Marriage
Squire married Dr. Constance SteinkuehlerConstance Steinkuehler
Constance Steinkuehler currently holds a position as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. For this position she advises on national policy decisions relating to the impact of video games and also how play relates to learning...
on January 13, 2006. They live and work in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
.