Sometimes I feel like a dinosaur. As I read and watched James Gee talk about games I realized that the few games I have done (2 Zelda games), I approached like the baby boomer that I am -- at least initially. I did enjoy them immensely but I was also acutely aware of how much time I used to learn them and develop the skills to manipulate the controls. After completing a game I did not want to go through a new learning curve. I could not justify the time. Now that is not to say that I always use my time effectively but I just couldn't do it. As I listen to gamers talk I realize that a great deal of their time comes out of their sleep and I could not justify that with work obligations and the like. (I still sound like an old guy). All that being said, I really like Gee's observation that the way the contemporary generation approaches games is an important problem solving attitude. They learn, they are diligent, determined and quite clever. (Some of the games are a bit brutal for my taste -- but I digress). I think capturing the energy for figuring out the 'game' of physics is an intriguing idea. I don't really know how to capture it but I look forward to collaborating with people who can capture that. How do we get students to see physics as figuring out the game of the universe? I never would have thought of it exactly that way at that age but then again I grew up with formulas and rules and not games. Intriguing to say the least. Some of you will need to help me out.