Edutainment failed me
“… it felt like being told you had to eat your vegetables before you could have a single bite of…
California lawmaker proposes colleges offer video-game design
The LA Times reports: Assemblywoman Marie Waldron (R-Escondido) has introduced legislation that could someday have California universities offer a degree…
Scholarships awarded by Entertainment Software Association
The Entertainment Software Association recently announced the recipients of scholarships for college courses in video game design and related topics:…
Big wins for University of Houston game design teams
It was a big day for University of Houston computer science department game design teams: Team Big Impact Bear won…
Perfection versus Mortality in Games and Simulation
The New Cultural Form: Perfection versus Mortality in Games and Simulation at Rensselaer Willy Nilly’s Surf Shack offers a cure…
Career Colleges, Toxic Choices
From a Seattle Times editorial: For-profit colleges have successfully marketed a compelling story in which they star front and center…
Students Making Games Out of Math, Science
University students in Guelph, Ontario will be showcasing their original games based on math and science: University of Guelph engineering…
Burlington, Vermont: Art Hop 2010
If you’re in the Burlington, Vermont area, check out Art Hop 2010: A creative mix of art will showcase the…
Game Design and Higher Education
Above: Laurentius de Voltolina meets Pac-man Students who may have been scolded by their parents for spending too much time…
Replacing Grades With XP
In a game design class at Indiana University, traditional grades have been replaced by Experience Points: Students of Indiana University’s…