Can Grand Theft Auto Inspire Professors?

Educators say the virtual worlds of video games help students think more broadly

By SCOTT CARLSON

Madison, Wis.

There are moments when James Gee seems like a teenager in the body of a middle-aged man. Many of those moments have to do with video games.

Mr. Gee is a distinguished professor of education at the University of Wisconsin's flagship campus...

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