CMU Center for Learning through Games and Simulations

CMU Center for Learning through Games and Simulations It includes Central Michigan University Press (CMich Press). Purpose:

Children often learn skills faster through play than most other methods.

The Center for Learning through Games and Simulations (CLGS) at Central Michigan University is a faculty-led academic center that promotes the use of games, simulations, and play in learning. Somewhere between childhood and becoming an adult our society has made learning a chore rather than a pastime. Go to any college campus and you will find students constantly learning through play. In a game o

f ultimate Frisbee, for example, college students will learn new ways to throw a Frisbee to help their team win. The purpose of this institute is to bring play and fun into the classroom thereby facilitating a greater enjoyment of learning and better retention of the material. Goals:
Make learning fun
Promote leadership
Broaden student experience
Apply information into real world problems
Promote interdisciplinary
Learn through informal settings/play
Understand complex problems
Understand human agency, choice, and contingency.

09/04/2026

First week of the semester means GAMES!!! Check out which ones we used in classrooms this week. (Shoutout to Van Ryder Games, thanks for helping us get ahold of Gateway Island!)

They're back! You can join the CLGS and Central Michigan University Press at the Park Library on CMU's campus for Break ...
09/04/2026

They're back! You can join the CLGS and Central Michigan University Press at the Park Library on CMU's campus for Break Our Games nights beginning in September and running through April! These are dedicated opportunities for you to either bring your game-in-development to test in front of an audience, playtest someone else's creation, or do both! Everyone is welcome! Our first BOG night of the fall semester will be September 25th. For CMU students, we will also have a faculty member there to talk about and sign Game Design Thinking minors! September Break Our Games Night with Game Design Thinking Minor Signing

Today's retail partner spotlight is on Castle Perilous Games & Books out in Illinois! Thank you so much for carrying our...
09/03/2026

Today's retail partner spotlight is on Castle Perilous Games & Books out in Illinois! Thank you so much for carrying our games and being a fantastic partner! https://castleperilousgames.com

Yessssss!!!
09/02/2026

Yessssss!!!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by during MainStage! (And special thanks to our awesome volunteers!) We were thrilled at ...
09/02/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by during MainStage! (And special thanks to our awesome volunteers!)
We were thrilled at the number of students who visited our table - it reminded us of Gen Con! See you at our first event next Wednesday from 5-7 in Park Library 211! (RPG Night with the CLGS!)

Happy first day of courses! If you're in Dr. Truitt's class, chances are that you'll be "unlocking the syllabus" this we...
08/31/2026

Happy first day of courses! If you're in Dr. Truitt's class, chances are that you'll be "unlocking the syllabus" this week... good luck!

To all of our colleagues, friends, and fellow game-based learning enthusiasts, we wish you a wonderful start of your fal...
08/31/2026

To all of our colleagues, friends, and fellow game-based learning enthusiasts, we wish you a wonderful start of your fall semester and a wonderful time of learning ahead!

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