This latest Serious Games Source feature covers a keynote by alternate reality game creator Jane McGonigal presented during the recent 2007 Serious Games Summit, during which she stated “I design games from the future,” and offered insight into the creation of Halo 2 ARG ilovebees.

In the march up to the Serious Games Shootout panel to take place in March during the Serious Games Summit in San Francisco, writer Richard Carey presents a comparative analysis of several prominent engines currently used for developing serious games, as well as quotes from the companies behind the technologies.

In this latest Playing with Fire feature, Powerful Robot Games' Gonzalo Frasca offers his unique insight into the perception of conflict in games, as well as in other media, and notes how looking at events through the eyes of the opposition could lead to better understanding.

In this latest Serious Games Source feature, Erin Hoffman discusses the current state of exergaming, and examines Dr. Ernie Medina's XRtainment Zone, which offers fun and healthy alternatives to traditional exercise regimes for both children and adults alike.

In this latest Persuasive Games feature, Ian Bogost examines the potential contributions to fitness by the Nintendo Wii, and offers insight into why social interaction is a necessary component to exergaming.

In our continuing coverage from the recent Serious Games Summit DC 2006, Serious Games Source features coverage from a presentation concerning the need for better budget games that both educate and inform.