Kurt Squire

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Dr. Kurt Squire, 2004

Dr. Kurt D. Squire is an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin, Madison, and co-chair of the Games, Learning & Society conference, 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.

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Squire was born July 10, 1972 in Valparaiso, Indiana, the older of two children. His father was Walter "Dean" Squire, an accountant, and his mother Susan Elizabeth Nelson was a German language teacher. He attended Portage High School, graduating in 1990, then going on to study at the Western College Program at Miami University. He received a Bachelor's of Philosophy there in 1994, and then a PhD in 2004 from Indiana University. He taught at Knoxville Montessori School and McGuffey Foundation School from 1994-1996, and then was Research Manager of the Games-to-Teach Project at MIT.

Squire has written over 30 articles and book chapters, and is credited on various games such as Sid Meier's Civilization IV. He is also a musician, playing harmonica on albums such as The Mary Janes Record, No. 1. [1].

He 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 works and appearances include: