This book looks at how particular video and computer games--such as "Digital Zoo", "The Pandora Project", "SodaConstructor", and more--can help teach children and students to think like doctors, lawyers, engineers, urban planners, journalists, and other professionals. In the process, new "smart games" will give them the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a changing world. This book contains: (1) Foreword: Seeing the Future (James Paul Gee); (2) Introduction; (3) Epistemology: "The Debating Game"; (4) Knowledge: "The Digital Zoo"; (5) Skills: "Escher's World"; (6) Values: "The Pandora Project"; (7) Identity: "Science.net"; and (8) Beyond the Industrial School: The Future of Education and How We Get There.