People around the world that I should check out their project or thesis: before trying to get an outline approved for my PhD dissertation.

1. Amy Bruckman PhD Dissertation - Moose Crossing [constructivist environment for children]

2. Kristy Streefkerk Master's thesis - Child centered design application

3. Richard G. McDaniel PhD Dissertation - Gamut [PBD tool for building games]

4. Yasmin Kafai Project - Scratch [programming with a purpose]

5. John Pane PhD Dissertation - HANDS [computer programming more accessible to beginners by focusing on usability in the design of languages and tools]

6. Magy Seif El-Nasr Project - Gender and game modding

7. Mikael B. Skov PhD Dissertation - design of interactive narratives

8. Mark Overmars Project - GameMaker [game design and education]

9. Andrew Ko PhD Dissertation - Alice [end-user programming]

10.Ylva Fernaeus PhD Dissertation - [children's collaborative practices using visual programming tools]

11.Robert Sheehan PhD Dissertation - Icicle [the design, development and testing of a programming environment for children]

12.David W. Shaffer Project - epistemic games [games and children learning]

13.Judy Robinson Project - AdventureAuthor [computers, creativity and learning]

14.Jacob Habgood Project - Game Maker [game development workshop]