What Steve's Reading, Games edition

Games have recently fascinated me. Here's what I'm reading (or watching) about them:

Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre. Wired, 2009. Settlers of Catan is a fantastic board game - I've only played it a couple times, but I have friends absolutely devoted to the game.

Learning by Playing: Video Games in the Classroom. NYT Magazine, 2010. An educational experiment building video games (playing and designing) into a middle/high school curriculum.

And finally, an insightful perspective on games as psychological tools, and how these may shape the future of the internet.