* Apologies for Cross Posting * Michigan State University (http://seriousgames.msu.edu) is pleased to announce the first three keynote speakers for Meaningful Play 2012 (http://meaningfulplay.msu.edu), taking place October 18-20, 2012 in East Lansing, MI, including: Phaedra Boinodiris, Serious Games Program Manager, IBM Donald Brinkman, Manager of Digital Humanities, Digital Heritage, and Games for Learning Microsoft Research Kurt Squire, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Serious games, including games for learning, are among the core strands of Meaningful Play 2012, a conference about theory, research, and game design innovations, principles and practices. Meaningful Play brings scholars and industry professionals together to understand and improve upon games to entertain, inform, educate, and persuade in meaningful ways. The conference will include thought-provoking keynotes from leaders in academia and industry, peer-reviewed paper presentations, panel sessions (including academic and industry panels), innovative workshops, roundtable discussions, and exhibitions of games and prototypes. Presentation AND game submissions are due July 16, 2012. Complete details on the conference are available at: http://meaningfulplay.msu.edu/ LIKE us on Facebook track program announcements (http://www.facebook.com/GamesAndMeaningfulPlay) -- Casey O'Donnell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media (TISM) Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab (GEL) Michigan State University http://www.caseyodonnell.org