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SIGCSE '08: Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1352135.1352215

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In this special session we present arguments for and against a game-centric computing curriculum. To highlight the issues and ensure equal time for arguments on either side, our session is staged as a debate with three speakers on each side. Our audience is educators and educational researchers interested in the role of game development in the CS curriculum.

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SIGCSE '08: Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

March 2008

606 pages

ISBN:9781595937995

DOI:10.1145/1352135

General Chairs:
J. D. Dougherty
Haverford College
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Susan Rodger
Duke University
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Sue Fitzgerald
Metropolitan State University
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Mark Guzdial
Georgia Institute of Technology

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 40, Issue 1
SIGCSE 08
March 2008
549 pages
ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/1352322
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