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New Release: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was released today by Nintendo for the 3DS. It is the latest installment in The Legend of Zelda franchise, and it is...Read More
New Release: Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World, the newest game in the Super Mario franchise, was released today for the Wii U. The game contains all of the recognizable landmarks of a Super...Read More
Xbox One: What You Need to Know
Microsoft’s new console hit shelves on Friday and, like the PlayStation4, the Xbox One has gotten a tremendous amount of attention. Here are a few need-to-know details on the new...Read More
New Release: Tearaway
Media Molecule’s new platformer game, Tearaway, comes out for the PS Vita on November 22nd! Tearaway is about a tiny messenger (named Iota or Atoi, depending on whether you choose...Read More
Addressing the Sandy Hook Game
Recently we heard about a game that makes light of the Newtown tragedy that occurred almost a year ago. It’s surreal and terrible that someone tried to make a mass...Read More
A Student's Journey Into Game Design
What does it take to get an education in game design? UW Bothell student Kaylin Norman-Slack has been figuring that out for years—and he has some advice to offer other...Read More
New Release: Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! is the second game based on the popular Adventure Time cartoon series starring Finn and Jake. Players must save the Candy Kingdom...Read More
Daughter Blames 77-Year-Old Mother for Addiction
My addiction is my 77-year-old mother’s fault. I was visiting her at her home in Wickenburg, Arizona, and she was doing the usual: waiting on me hand and foot, watching...Read More
Getting Started with Machinima
Machinima (/məˈʃiːnɨmə/ or /məˈʃɪnɨmə/) is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation. –WikipediaRead More
Here's How Education Can Improve
In the digital age, the work we do is increasingly fluid and improvisational, and yet our learning models haven’t really changed since the Industrial Revolution—a time when education was designed...Read More
What You Need to Know About American vs. Japanese Games
What are the core differences between Japanese and American games? Since so many are translated into English, we don’t always even recognize the games we play are coming from different...Read More
Don't Make Educational Gaming Into Dessert
Are games our just rewards? Or are they something more? Lucas Gillispie, teacher and founder of his school’s MMORPG club, says we should stop treating classroom gaming as the “fun”...Read More
How a Teacher Used This Video Game To Explain Feminist Theory
It can be difficult to teach one group about the oppression of another, especially in situations when the oppression stems from multiple factors. “Intersectionality” is the feminist theory that when...Read More
