This Nifty Fifty Podcast features Dr. Len Annetta speaking about how his background growing up poor and how he’s now creating the next generation of creative science and technology leaders through serious games. Dr. Annetta is speaking to Center City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.Dr. Len Annetta , a professor at George Mason University and is a leader in the Serious Game movement and he and his team are already working with colleagues at Harvard University, the University of California at Los Angeles, and other major universities to create educationally focused games to enhance classroom learning.Nifty Fifty is presented by InfoCom International, the force behind every audio visual experience.The Nifty Fifty program brings science technology engineering and math professionals to schools throughout the National Capital Region to educate students about the real world of STEM and inspire them to pursue STEM careers in their future.Nifty Fifty is a program of the USA Science and Engineering Festival, and we want to thank our founding and presenting host Lockheed Martin. To learn more about the Festival, and to take part in one of our upcoming programs, visit usasciencefestival.org