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Make Your OWN Angry Birds!

Summer is well on its way, and if you have gaming kids with lots of time on their hands, you might be panicking about trying to get them outside. Our...Read More

This Week in Family Gaming: April 17, 2015

Hey Pixelkiners! The U.S. Department of Education wants to make school as engaging as video games. That’s why they’re holding a Games for Learning Summit at the end of April....Read More

PBS Launches Digital Playground

PBS Kids Digital is launching its own online playground for kids ages 6-9. The game is called Kart Kingdom. It will allow players to build, play in, and share their own creations...Read More

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[New Release] LumiKids Beach

LumiKids Beach is now available for iPad on the app store. The game is the second in a series of games to be released by Lumos Labs. The first app...Read More

Paradigm Shift: Is It Sports or Video Games That Bind Fathers and Sons?

For the last year or so my 22-year-old son Kyle has been living and working in Baltimore—about a 2½-hour drive from where I live in New Jersey. Since he’s been...Read More

6 Great Games for Homeschooling Families

Between 1999 and 2012, the number of children being homeschooled in the U.S. doubled. While the reasons for this increase vary, one significant advantage to homeschooling today is our access to...Read More

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Osmo Combines Physical & Digital, iPad & Education

At PAX East this year I got to demo Osmo—an educational accessory for iPads. It’s intended to get kids to work together solving problems around a screen. So how does it work?...Read More

Setting Game Limits When You’re Not a Parent

My nephew Austin stares at a picture of a rugged man with an eye patch as the image stares back. A few days earlier, I’d been replaying missions in Metal...Read More

This Week In Family Gaming: April 10, 2015

Hello hello! TwitchCon, the convention for game streamers, officially has a price tag! Two-day passes to TwitchCon will cost $85, and they go on sale April 10th at 2 p.m....Read More

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Gaming News Roundup: Snoop Dog and Brain Studies

TyranoBuilder is a new easy-to-use program for visual novel creation. It doesn’t require coding knowledge, so game designers without much experience can jump right in! Read More

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What To Do for Spring Break in Seattle Besides Play Video Games

Spring Break in Seattle can be a bit of a challenge. The weather’s unreliable to say the least, and you’ve probably already visited the Seattle Aquarium (although the fish offer some...Read More

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Ana’s Apps: Sago Mini Monsters and Ocean Swimmer

Lots of apps for preschoolers are educational. Just by playing them, you can tell exactly what they’re trying to teach your child. Those apps are great. But it doesn’t always...Read More

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Make Your Own Visual Novels with TyranoBuilder

This week a new program called TyranoBuilder launched on Steam. This is great news for anyone—kids and adults—who want to make their own games but don’t necessarily have the technical...Read More

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Study Says Gamers Are Better Visual Learners

When it comes to visual learning, gamers may have an advantage over non-gamers. A study from Brown University found a correlation between people who play games frequently and learning retention...Read More