Joan Ganz Cooney Center: Game Changer

Over forty years ago, a study of the then-untapped educational potential of television led to the creation of Sesame Street. It was the brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney, and today the Joan Ganz Cooney Center is turning a similarly incisive eye toward games. Their report, Game Changer, explores the impact of gaming culture on children of all ages, and argues the ways that games and interactive media can be a positive educational force despite recent criticism.

The report also includes a fairly comprehensive list of games that exemplify the promise of digital learning in the advancement of child development. The list features the Our Courts initiative to educate young people about civics and the U.S.'s three-branch system of government.