http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/video games Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/report New MacArthur report on teens and new media. There's a two page summary of the findings of the three year research project into kids' informal learning with digital media, a white paper, and the complete text of the forthcoming book, Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out: Living and Learning with New Media. cherylforman Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:37:05 +0000 t561 digital media new media research informal learning video games social networking mobile devices teen http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2312/ NatGeo is developing a line of games for PCs, consoles, and handhelds that will feature socially and environmentally conscious themes. dmby Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:46:11 +0000 t561 technology video games national geographic environment social issues http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nf/20081118/tc_nf/63107 libbypokel Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:37:28 +0000 t561 video games national geographic http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20081113/tc_afp/usitinternetchildreneducationvideogamessabi A mother frustrated with a lack of fun learning games for her kids has partnered with Microsoft on a new series of games for young learners. Her goals is to "create a computer game for children that bolsters reading skills along with creative expression." libbypokel Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:22:55 +0000 t561 early childhood video games itzabitza http://affiliate.kickapps.com/kickapps/service/displayHomePageExperience.kickAction;jsessionid=1C57943B0E5F870C73B7E2F54A25DA69?page=Homepage&as=53161 Mario Armstrong, NPR Technology Correspondent, National Radio & TV Technology Talk Show Host and Co-Founder of the Urban Video Game Academy has launched a new online community for kids of color interested in the STEM world. melissa Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:02:48 +0000 t561 stem video games urban http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/six-games-that-have-serious-control-issues/1259416 Brief descriptions and links to video games with joystick-free interfaces. Several are probably familiar--Dance Dance Revolution, Wii, Guitar Hero--but a few may be new. Interesting to consider these interfaces with Universal Design categories. libbypokel Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:45:24 +0000 t561 video games interface http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/supercomputing-the-video-game/ While I can't agree with everything the article says, I think it is interesting to note how companies (or in this case, universities) are beginning to cater to the ever-evolving interest and abilities of their market (students). khurley Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:41:09 +0000 t561 video games http://ezp1.harvard.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pqdweb?did=1302486541&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=11201&RQT=309&VName=PQD An 8th grade teacher in Japan uses an English vocabulary program on the Nintendo DS. cherylforman Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:45:38 +0000 t561 video games handhelds vocabulary http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/03/BUQL13QNIM.DTL SF Chronicle article on the growing market for so-called 'self-help' games, which focuses on a trend of interactive self-improvement, mainly on the popular Nintendo DS. dmby Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:17:10 +0000 t561 technology video games self help disruption nintendo ubisoft software brain age http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/10/world_of_goo It's a puzzle game for the Mac, Wii and PC where you build structures that behave differently depending on weather, the properties of the materials used, and the different forces that act on them. These are the dry topics covered in my (hated) high school physics class, but are presented here in an inituitive and scaffolded way... in a bizarre Tim Burton-esque universe. jenn.m.stevens Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:04:49 +0000 software bodily-kinesthetic video games science games t561 wii pc mac physics goo http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/03/081103fa_fact_bissell?currentPage=1 Profile of wildly successful game designer/creator Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Games. julieerose Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:31:54 +0000 t561 game design video games epic games bleszinski gears of war http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2008/10/28/28venturebeat-census-confirms-the-rise-in-video-game-indus-99699.html New game consoles (ex: Wii) and virtual worlds create more jobs in gaming. libbypokel Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:28:48 +0000 t561 video games game design careers http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/27/BUFM13NPAV.DTL Shigeru Miyamoto talks about his career at Nintendo, the creative process related to developing software, and tapping the potential of imagination and non-gamers. dmby Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:46:49 +0000 t561 technology video games creativity disruption nintendo design process http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_perry_on_videogames.html Game designer David Perry says tomorrow's videogames will be more than mere fun to the next generation of gamers. They'll be lush, complex, emotional experiences -- more involving and meaningful to some than real life. cherylforman Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:20:45 +0000 t561 video games gaming next generation http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/muxlim-plans-mu.html Second Life for Muslim gamers. jenn.m.stevens Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:01:54 +0000 interactive games t561 video games social networking religion pc games avatar virtual world muslim