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Vanished Edu-Game: 11 Yr Old Rylan Reports “Back from the Future”

June 19, 2011 by 10 Comments

June 20, 2011 Mission? Make learning fun. Investigators? Preteens. GameQuest? STEM studies, deeply rooted in gaming fun. I’ve been saving this post about MIT MediaLab/Education Arcade's Vanished … [Read more...]

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Hey Kids: Is There A Market for Healthy Games?

June 28, 2009 by 10 Comments

June 28, 2009 There's no question healthGAMERS are exploring the opportunities of using a "perceived problem as a solution" in the gaming world. Humana is now offering $5000 to create a healthy … [Read more...]

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Holy Budget BALANCE Batman! Open Source Gotham Game

February 20, 2009 by 5 Comments

Feb. 20, 2009 Carping about your local officials? Don’t like the decisions being made? Still a student and can’t vote yet? Here’s a little micro-level peek into what the feds are dealing with on the … [Read more...]

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Kids’ Health 2.0: Get Your Head in the Game

October 6, 2008 by 18 Comments

Unbeknownst to me, today is Child Health Day, evidently the 80th annual occasion?  (another one of those ‘must’ve slipped by me’ arcane calendar days) Evidently Calvin … [Read more...]

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