Kurt Squire

Dr. Kurt D. Squire (born July 10 1972 in Valparaiso, Indiana) 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.

Biography

Squire was born as the elder of two children to Walter "Dean" Squire, an accountant, and Susan Elizabeth Nelson 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.

Education/Teaching Career

He received a B.Phil in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1994 from Miami University, and earned a Ph.D in 2004 from Indiana University. He taught at the Knoxville Montessori School and the McGuffey Foundation School between 1994-1996; later he became Research Manager of the Games-to-Teach Project at MIT.

Writings

Squire has written over 30 articles and book chapters, and is credited on various games such as Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Public Appearances

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:

* PBS, "The video game revolution" [http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/ ]
* NBC, Spring 2004, "Games in the Classroom" [http://nbc15.madison.com/ ]
* Salon.com "Pulling the Trigger on Saddam," November 12, 2002. [http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/12/kill_saddam/index.html]
* Wired.com, "PS2, I'm Not Sure I Love You", January 9, 2001 [http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41012,00.html]
* "Boston Globe", "Pirates and Physics Tackled in MIT Game", March 14, 2002. [http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/069/learning/Pirates_and_physics_tackled_in_MIT_game+.shtml ]

Marriage

Squire married Dr. Constance Steinkuehler on January 13 2006. They live and work in Madison, Wisconsin.

Trivia

Squire is also a musician, playing harmonica on albums such as "The Mary Janes Record, No. 1".

References

* [http://website.education.wisc.edu/kdsquire/ University homepage] [http://website.education.wisc.edu/kdsquire/cv.html (list of publications)]
* [http://www.glsconference.org GLS Conference website]