You can use real pumpkin, get pie pumpkins (small ones) and cut into chunks to cook, can use microwave.
It is time for these and a caution they mean baking POWDER not baking soda (baking soda leaves such an after taste the dogs even didn't want them) Trust the "Grasshopper98" on this!
Fun video regarding dogs and their multiplying in Minecraft. You also get to look around at one of my worlds in the game. This is more fun than anything. This really shows how you get involved in the game and what is happening. I was laughing when I said, "they like to go outside." Really? Ha, they are pixels!
This is not so much a big "G" game, or a game in any genre, but a game that explains the basic concepts of video games, or how game works. Very very nifty for understanding how rules, motivation, goals, and other basic game mechanics function in a video game.
A little dry for my head, but some of the discussion in this paper is very interesting. The research and resources are fairly recent, which makes for some good link-chasing, too!
RSA Animation about Motivation and Drive - I found this video from Neville's Journal (http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com/journals/11707) but the RSA Animate always helps me understand it better. Most of this is VERY business oriented, but there are some interesting nuggets for us edu-nerds!