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Where Are the Meaningful Choices for Teens?
Making a meaningful choice is one of the most powerful things a player can do in a game. For those not familiar with the concept, meaningful choices are most often...Read More
The Sure-Fire Method to Turn Your Kid Into a Scientist
Looking for ways to get teens interested in STEM? Try making games! Game design engages teens in problem-solving, mathematics, programming, art, and more. And you don’t have to be an...Read More
How One Game Designer Helped Batkid's Dream Come True
Last month, San Francisco was transformed into Gotham City for a day, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and a little boy named Miles Scott. Miles, five, has been fighting leukemia...Read More
Is the government spying on our gaming kids?
An article in the New York Times December 9 detailed programs by U.S. and British spies to infiltrate World of Warcraft, Second Life, and Xbox Live. As a mom who periodically...Read More
Games Unplugged: Dungeons and Dragons 101
“Before you stretches an immense cavern, stalactites dripping into the inky abyss below. In the far distance a pair of large glowing eyes illuminates the piled coins that fill the...Read More
What To Get Your Gamer For Christmas (Hint: It's Not Just About Games)
I am a gamer. And by the way, I’m 59 years old and I’m a mom. (My kids are in their twenties now, but yeah, I’ll always be a mom....Read More
Gamer Videos Wanted!
Pixelkin wants to know what you have learned from video games. If you want to be featured in our upcoming video, email us a 10-30 second clip telling us your story....Read More
10 Great Male Role Models for Teenagers
A few days ago we did a post on female role models in video games. To follow up, here are 10 male role models. As before, we hope these characters...Read More
Games Unplugged: 6 Tips for Getting Teenagers to Play Board Games With You
Video games are our favorite topic at Pixelkin, but we like board games, too. A thread at BoardGameGeek.com investigates how to play board games with teenagers, and what kind of...Read More
Why You Shouldn't Blame Video Games for Violence
Exciting recent studies have shown that video games improve elderly brain function, aid teens struggling with depression, and increase mobility in physical therapy patients. Games could be considered a relatively untapped resource—they haven’t...Read More
Thanks to Game Bundles, Everybody Wins
If you want to check out the indie game scene, there is perhaps no better way to do so than by seeing what the latest game bundles have to offer....Read More
10 Fantastic Female Role Models for Teenagers
(Click here for the mobile version) These are some of our favorite female role models in gaming. That is, women we want to emulate–women we wouldn’t mind our teens (girls...Read More
Review: Tearaway: Scrappy Charm
At this year’s PAX, I played a short game demo that stole my heart. Now, three months later, I’ve finally been able to play Media Molecule’s Tearaway. Somehow, after so...Read More
