Opinion Parents Who Hate On Technology in the Classroom Are Wrong Not long ago I spoke to a really angry mom at a business networking event.…Linda BrenemanSeptember 5, 2014
OpinionTips for Parents 9 Reasons Kids Game So Much and What You Can Do About It When I identify myself as an authority on family gaming, the conversation often goes something…Linda BrenemanAugust 22, 2014
Opinion [OPINION] The Last Tinker: When Good Games Make Bad Choices The question “what is your favorite color” is especially difficult in The Last Tinker: City…Simone de RochefortAugust 12, 2014
Opinion Are Games the New Sesame Street? The Survey Says…. Remember Sesame Street—just about the most successful media-based learning offering ever created? (And an extremely entertaining…Linda BrenemanJuly 23, 2014
Opinion “My son and I play some games together, but once he goes to bed the gloves come off” We’re thrilled to welcome writer/gamer/mom Nicole Nymh as a regular contributor to Pixelkin. She’s going to…Simone de RochefortJuly 15, 2014
FeatureOpinion No Girls Allowed: Gender Exclusivity in Competitive Gaming Competitive gaming, also called esports, has become incredibly popular in recent years. There are more…Simone de RochefortJuly 9, 2014
Opinion Railroad Tycoon: Learning Economics Through Games While I was working at the Pixelkin booth at the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo, I…Courtney HolmesJuly 8, 2014
Opinion With Heels Built Right In: Questioning Sexism in New Release Wildstar Wildstar, NCSoft’s new space fantasy MMORPG, was released this week. With the game’s cartoonish graphics…Linda BrenemanJune 6, 2014
Opinion There’s no Monopoly on Heroism in the Real World, or in The Secret World We have all imagined what it would be like to be gifted (or cursed) with…Simone de RochefortJune 2, 2014
OpinionTips for Parents Why Parents Should Study Up on “Realistic” Military Shooters The past decade has seen the rise of a previously nonexistent genre of video games…Simone de RochefortMay 15, 2014
OpinionTips for Parents Meeting in the Middle: How To Play With Someone Who Sucks at Video Games Although my husband Eric and I met while working for a video game company, our…Linda BrenemanMay 13, 2014
FeatureOpinionTips for Parents 3 Games That Will Increase Your Emotional IQ Most parents are aware that games can be used as educational tools, but many still…Linda BrenemanApril 25, 2014