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This video case study was filmed during the Joan Cooney Center research on Games in Education. The video features my classroom as my students are working on their games for the STEM video game challenge using Gamestar Mechanic.

This website is useful for finding careers in video game design and development. It shows you what being a game design tester, animator, producer, and video game designer is like. It also has interviews from video game designers themselves. If you want a career like this when you grow up, you should consult this website first before deciding anything.

Gaming in education is a really big deal, and a very fun way to get students more involved and interested in education. Board games, video games, even active outdoor games all have an important place in education, and these videos share more about their role in learning. Check out #49 :)

Amy Erin Borovoy is Edutopia's digital media curator, and she has a passion for content at the intersection of online video, new technologies, and education. Follow her on Twitter @VideoAmy or subscribe to her YouTube channel for more videos for educators. You can't throw an angry bird these days without hitting someone talking about video games in education.

A series of educational videos about how to create various things in Project Spark, with a primary focus on the "kode" language that Project Spark uses. By watching these videos you can learn the basics of how to create your own games in Project Spark, as well as some advanced features. Your host is "Mescad', a stay-at-home dad from central Kentucky who loves Computer Science education and enabling creative people to create awesome things in Project Spark. The current production schedule is that a new tutorial video will be uploaded on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. Follow @mescad on Twitter or subscribe to this channel to receive notifications when a new video is posted. Comments and questions are always welcome, and I do take requests for videos. Project Spark is a free game creation platform developed by Microsoft's Team Dakota, available on Xbox One, Windows 8, and soon on Xbox 360. Learn more at http://www.projectspark.com/

The Art of Video Games Exhibit is going on from March 16 - September 30. Visit the site for all the corresponding events, details, video trailers, etc. Looks GREAT!

Since the reviewer quests just started, I thought this video will help. It helps you to learn about how to review video games if you don't know how to start.

This website is what I use for ANY sprite from a video game. I've been using it for a number years, it is very user-friendly and easy to use. Click the search bar and type in a video game. Any sprites at all relevant should show up. It is VERY useful for finding what you need. There are over 1000 spirte sheets, which is a LOT of sprites.

There are a lot of awesome sprites to be used here; this site isn't just for Pokemon sprites! There are many sprites that can be applied to a non-Pokemon game as well.

It has lots of video game characters to choose from including tiles and backgrounds

Video game reviewing gives people an idea of how good or bad a game is, if you want to learn a little bit about making a review, read this article.

Video game reviewing gives people an idea of how good or bad a game is, if you want to learn a little bit about making a review, read this article.

Download the Overview Package for the Geological Game Design Project Welcome to this online resource for video game design in the classroom. My hope is that my own sharing out of our science-based video game design project will inspire you to consider doing the same for your students, moving them from the role of "player" into the role of "creator."

This video shows the basic format used in creating an interactive story / text based adventure using the Inform software. The video is great as it definitely provides the viewer with the belief that creating a text based adventure with this tool is definitely viable!

Hi guys! Check this web page out!!! It has some great and interesting tips for when you are designing a game and I really think this could help us out in the mission :) This website is perfect if you need some advice or inspiration while playing a game.

The STEM Video Game Challenge is running through March. Participants can register now and utilize a number of free game design tools to create their own game or submit a design document with an idea for a new game. The contest is open to US residents in grades 6 through 12.

A number of video tutorials on using game maker including FPS tutorials, Game Maker 8 and Game Maker 7 tutorials.

This is a playlist of videos that I have created to teach you how to use Game Maker to create video games.

This video show you how to be a good videogame reviewer, in a funny and Enjoyable way. It teaches you key aspects of being a game review. Enjoy!

This video is the first of a series of videos that tell you how to make an adventure map. This video teaches you how to use spawners when creating an adventure map.

This video is a review of Portal 2, it goes over the basics and the storyline of the game. By watching this you can also learn how to review video games.

Similar to YoYo Game's beginner tutorial, this video shows how to create a simple click-the-dragon level that advances to level 2 when all dragons have been clicked. GameMaker Studio video tutorial play list with links to associated source files. Great way to learn the GameMaker basics!

This is a great video that goes over the basics of game maker studio.

This video (and channel) deals with making a simple Platform game using the game maker language. You can see how the D&D actions of GM are translated into code, and how much you can manipulate them to do what you want, instead of being limited by the D&D's format. For someone with no previous experience with GM or coding, these videos can be very useful as an intro to what you can do with the software.