In 1964 30 sixth grade students from Westchester County did something nobody else had ever done before: they learned from a computer game. Today the computer’s usefulness as an educational tool has ...

So you want to know what the best educational games are? Well, good for you. Educational videogames can provide fun and unique learning experiences, and we're not afraid to say that they can actually ...

Still, even if "edutainment" was a Trojan horse of math and history lessons dressed up in blocky '90s graphics, there's no denying we spent hours on that Oregon trail or trying to find Carmen Sandiego ...

Atari founder Nolan Bushnell has launched ExoDexa, a learning games platform incorporating K-12 curriculum. Bushnell serves as chairman of ExoDexa, joined by Leah Hanes as CEO and president. Hanes is ...

It is this freewheeling agency, adds Dr McCall, that makes games—especially those that lean towards simulation rather than ...

A little over 50 years ago, a student teacher in Minneapolis hit upon a novel idea to engage his eighth grade American history class in a unit on westward expansion. Don Rawitsch, with the help of two ...

Owlcat Games has launched a free game development learning resource, featuring over 350 learning resources including software recommendations, tutorials, and online courses. The resource – GameDev ...

Via is a cinephile and a bookworm who loves fantasy and cozy gaming as well as talking about pop culture both online and offline. Some of the most exciting games not only entertain but help their ...

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Landmark historical relics don't usually slip past at public auction unnoticed, but as we demonstrated in this recent article, it does happen. Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are ...

In principle, video games are meant to be activities that are both enjoyable and interesting, and they should be able to assist you to waste time and boredom anytime you want. Having said that, there ...