On Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, NC State's Friday Institute for Educational Innovation played host to the 2008 Wake County Economic Development Forum, attended by over 100 industry leaders, university administrators and North Carolina legislative staff and representatives. 

This year's forum focused on the growing field of serious games, an industry with a critical mass in North Carolina. 

Dr. R. Michael Young, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Co-director of the Digital Games Research Center (DGRC), served as the forum moderator and helped coordinate the event with Wake County's Office of Economic Development and the NCSU Office of Extension, Engagement and Economic Development (EEED).

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