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IIM-A grads` start-up launches gaming competition

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:51:36 -0800
In a bid to develop gaming applications for the education sector, Educational Initiatives (EI), a startup venture of three Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) graduates, has launched an online educational game building competition.
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LetterSchool Wins Award for Best Educational App

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:06:35 -0800
The new handwriting game LetterSchool by Boreaal Publishers has been voted the Best Educational Game for 2011. With an innovative approach to handwriting instruction, LetterSchool competes with advanced games, boasting visual effects rarely seen in apps for young children.Alkmaar, The Netherlands (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Boreaal, a small Dutch publisher, has invested heavily into LetterSchool ...
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New U of M video game teaches consequences of distracted driving

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:42:15 -0800
( University of Minnesota ) Distraction Dodger is an Internet-based video game developed by the Intelligent Transportation System Institute at the University of Minnesota. The game, designed to help teens and young adults understand the importance of concentrating on driving, will premiere at the Teen Safe Driving Summit on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert ...
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U of M Debuts Distracted Driving Game

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:47:00 -0800
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new, online video game aimed at teaching teens the dangers of distracted driving, and FOX 9 News reporter Bill Keller took the driving simulator called "Distraction Dodger" for a spin.
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Bring the Big Game Tailgate Home and Deep-Fry a Turkey!

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:27:00 -0800
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Football fans are scoring high at Game Day parties this year with deep fried turkey. Special new recipes such as the grilled turkey and pineapple sandwich ...
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Researchers to Study Impact of "Out-of-Classroom" and Digital Learning Under MacArthur Foundation Grant

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:33:48 -0800
Research indicates that complementing schooling through programs that occur in informal learning spaces or those educational experiences that cultivate youth's specialized interests can improve educational outcomes and student attitudes towards school. Under funding from the MacArthur Foundation, researchers will explore how these programs are implemented and whether participation changes the ...
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Catholics silent on football risks

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:17:42 -0800
Growing scientific evidence that football players can suffer permanent mental disease has so far stirred no broad discussion among Catholic colleges and high schools or national church organizations about the ethics of continuing to sponsor the game.
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The games kids no longer play

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:09:10 -0800
Once upon a time, a typical gift for a child was a set of blocks. Plain old blocks with no batteries or screens, no electronic voice asking to be friends, no game of Angry Birds somehow embedded in their cubic walls.
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Cathy Davidson comments: White House office studies benefits of video games

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:57:45 -0800
This summer, when your kids' favorite science museum boasts a new augmented-reality environmental simulation? Same deal. If in the next few years a video game teaches you anything — how to conserve energy, eat a balanced diet or solve quadratic equations — consider the invisible hand of one of the most unconventional White House hires in recent memory.
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2012 Games for Change Festival issues call for proposals

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:21 -0800
Newsbrief: The organizers behind the 9th annual Games for Change Festival have issued their call for presentations, encouraging game developers to submit talks on the creation of games that facilitate social change. The upcoming event will take place this June in New York City, and will offer sessions spanning game design, business models, individual case-studies, and more, all demonstrating how ...
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