It’s harder making educational games than you might think. The market for what are collectively known as learning games was worth $1.8 billion globally in 2013, and it’s expected to grow to over $2.4 ...

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These days, children are practically born with the ability to use a smartphone and have an immediate understanding of technology from a young age, and 91 percent of children play video games. In this ...

Math video games can enhance students’ motivation to learn, but it may depend on how students play, researchers have found in a study of middle-schoolers. Math video games can enhance students' ...

The headline on the Dangerously Irrelevant blog caught my attention. “Do most educational games suck?,” the post by blogger and Iowa State University Researcher Scott McLeod, talks about some of the ...

Popular video games, such as Electronic Arts’ “Madden NFL,” traditionally have been viewed as enemies rather than allies in the educational process. After all, many educators have questioned: What ...

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Trying to find educational games that are actually fun can be daunting. However, these 15 games not only are fun to play, but will teach your kids a variety of skills. 1. Snipperclips – Cut It Out, ...

Changing the world with games is hard. Speaking at the 2014 Games for Change festival, Zoran Popović — University of Washington associate professor of computer science and founder of its Center for ...

Still, even if "edutainment" was a Trojan horse of math and history lessons dressed up in blocky '90s graphics, there's no denying we spent hours on that Oregon trail or trying to find Carmen Sandiego ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Educational Games for Kids You are a parent and you are trying to relax a little by playing your favorite game. Your child keeps asking you to let them try ...