Interdisciplinary team at University of Albany, supported by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), in partnership with a local game company
Of the innovative science and technology school programs (with and without external funding,) the last mentioned here is an after school program Intro to Computer Programming and Intro to Video Game Design, sponsored by DeVry University, at the Tutorspree school in New York
Consideration of how Massachusetts will attract video game companies in light of the PAX East announcement and 38 Studios high profile departure to Rhode Island in 2010
"Abstract. Sophisticated Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) instruments as training simulations and Serious
Games (SG) do not provide knowledge content in an explicit form, but propose interactive solutions for learners to
build their own skills and competences in close to real situations. The present research makes an overview of the
processes of knowledge transfer and content development in SG. In the first place, there will be analyzed and
proposed methods how to elicit and embed expert knowledge into design of SG and training simulations. Therefore
in the first place we will discuss the problem of expert knowledge elicitation for building SG. In the second place we
will review how learning content can be integrated in SG design, and will identify various SG elements and
components that can transfer knowledge to the players. Finally, some practical implications will be discussed,
derived from the experience in TARGET FP7 EU funded project."
The Oklahoma House Revenue and Tax Subcommittee has rejected proposed legislation that would have placed a 1 percent surtax on all games rated T (Teen) or higher by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. The bill, first proposed by state rep Will Fourkiller (D) earlier this month, was designed to discourage purchase of violent games and fund new programs focused on childhood outdoor education and bullying prevention.
Game that teaches you how to code games, among other uses. Received significant Kickstarter funding. "Code Hero is a co-op first-person science shooter where you use the code gun to manipulate code. Your code gun can copy code like new items and fire it like ammunition to do new things. You can edit new code to do anything you can imagine."
Athens, Ga. - A team of University of Georgia researchers has been awarded a $500,000 small business grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop interactive educational software aimed at teaching high school students how the five senses work in the context of the brain and how neurons work.IS3D LLC, a partnership founded in 2010 by eight UGA faculty and staff members, will develop the software with input from high school teachers and students in Atlanta and northeast Georgia.IS3D will design a game based on the five senses, along with a series of interactive case studies that will allow students to explore how neurons work. The software will be tested in classrooms to gauge their effectiveness in helping students learn and whether they improve the students' engagement in science curriculum