Kurt Squire
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Kurt Squire | |
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| Born | Kurt Squire |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Known for | Game-based learning |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Fields | Education Game-based learning |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine |
| Academic advisors | Henry Jenkins |
Kurt D. Squire (born July 10, 1972, in Valparaiso, Indiana) is a professor at The University of California, Irvine,[1] member of the Connected Learning Laboratory, and former director of the Games, Learning & Society Initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, best known for his research into game design for education.
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.
In 2006, Squire married Constance Steinkuehler, also a video game scholar and professor at the University of California, Irvine.[2][3] They have two children.[3]
