The Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, now in its third year, trains teachers to use a curriculum that begins with video game design and progresses to the programming of scientific simulations.

Learn Game Dev With These Cheap Programming Bundles Whether you need assets for your current game or are learning how to code from scratch, these cheap bundles are worth checking out.

Microsoft Research today launched Code Hunt, a browser-based game for anyone interested in learning how to code by playing. The premise is straightforward: the player must write code to advance in ...

You can do both things, that is learning and practicing with small programs and exercises while also experimenting with Unreal Engine and working on your game.

What are kids who play with Kodu actually learning? While Logo puts code in the foreground, Kodu deliberately keeps out any mention of variables, functions, recursion, or any other programming argot.

Gamestar Mechanic is one example of a game-based learning platform that uses the magic of interactive storytelling--video game design--to bridge the catastrophic gap that undervalues the ...

Despite a lack of hard-hitting research linking video games and simulations to learning gains, educators are showing increasing interest in using them to teach.

Keep in mind some of the key elements of a good educational game when trying to sort through the hundreds of games available.

There was a time when anyone could try programming, thanks to the ubiquity of Basic. But Basic's a nonstarter these days, so what will entice a new generation?