Released on = October 6, 2006, 9:28 am

Press Release Author = Monica Amarelo/Federation of American Scientists

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the
Entertainment Software Association (ESA) will release recommendations based on the
Summit on Educational Games on Tuesday, October 17, at 9:00 a.m. at the National
Press Club in Washington, DC.

Press Release Body = Press Briefing on Games and Education

WASHINGTON, DC - The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the Entertainment
Software Association (ESA) will release recommendations based on the Summit on
Educational Games on Tuesday, October 17, at 9:00 a.m. at the National Press Club.

The summit marked the first meeting of individuals from academia, government,
private foundations and the entertainment software industry to determine the
challenges that need to be addressed to create a healthy marketplace and develop
educational games. FAS is looking for ways to produce complex and sophisticated
games that provide an environment for learning about history, problem-solving, and
managing systems.


Speaking at the briefing are:

Henry Kelly, President, Federation of American Scientists

Doug Lowenstein, President, Entertainment Software Association

Don Blake, National Education Association

* Marland Buckner, Senior Federal Affairs Manager, Microsoft Corporation

* waiting to confirm

The event will also provide reporters with an opportunity to sample:

- Discover Babylon - a cultural game that incorporates artifacts from exhibits at
the Walters Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD, and transports the player to a virtual
reality of ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq).

- Immune Attack - a first-person strategy video game that teaches human immunology
for 9th grade - college level students.

- Multi Casualty Incident Responder - a high-stress, real-time training simulation
for firefighters to serve as a national model for first-responder training.

WHAT: Summit on Educational Games Report

WHEN: Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: National Press Club
First Amendment Room
529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20045

- Metro Stop

Web Site = http://

Contact Details = Monica Amarelo
Federation of American Scientists
1717 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-454-4680
mamarelo@fas.org