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more about #education Orionsaint: To celebrate they could have at least given us an Obama costume or something for $1.99 more » TheHawkMirage: Barack is starting to get a big confusing OKAY KIDDIES NO VIDEO GAMES STAY IN SCHOOL AND WORK DROP THAT XBOX AND WORK. *A few mins later* NEVER MIND P... more » Obama takes time to read kotaku's comments...: Well I did say that games are bad and now I am sponsoring a game design contest in which I become a hypocrite like every president before me... [www.... more » Noodle-Works: Obama. King of double speak. Games are bad, go out outside exercise, buy the way, lets play games and be creative too. either embrace it all and say... more » Cookie: Always knew Obama was a fan boy. Always telling kids to stop playing xbox. Now he's flat out encouraging them to play LBP! more » Benguin: "Yes ma'am, I AM playing Little Big Planet. I just so happened to create a level that looks exactly like Modern Warfare 2. I worked very hard on it, s... more » excel_excel: I guess the Obama Sackboy is like basically the regular sackboy in that little suit? Damn it can't find a pic Anyway, this is actually great. It'll b... more » dracosummoner: Intriguing. I'm curious as to what you all think: Matters of age aside (I wouldn't expect a 12-year-old to understand what I'm asking, necessarily), ... more » Hey_Blinkon: I was ok with it until the "historically underserved" disclosure. Two wrongs don't make a right people, they just make people angry. more » NTC-Brendan: You got your Politician mixed in with my gaming! Knock it off. I game to get away from Crap like The Red Team/Blue Team, Palin, The Obamessiah. Bad... more » WPack911: Where are all those "Obama hates gaming" people now? He owns a Wii and he is putting LBP in Libraries along with doing a $300,000 game design contest... more » IvanTheOcean: Obama sackboy soon to be released DLC! Mark my words... more » Zombeezee: First Obama's "youth force",now this. Seems counterproductive to the goal of economic collapse and world domination. more » zåɳzißarleÉ Ñ‘Ð¿È¡: some people here are straight trippin. my 5 year old was pwning NSMB on the DS at 2 and a half. at 5 he can surf the web, UNASSISTED. this new genera... more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: "To create the next generation's epic titles and incredibly immersive storylines, we need America's youth to have strategic and analytic thinking skil... more » reklismedtek: The problem with government programs for children is that someone always abuses the gravy train of jobs they produce. Working with children never requ... more » Masonvrocks: Games made by 4 to 8 year olds? Please, find me a 4 year old who can make a game... more » SALVATlON: Hmmm, I'm surprised by the lack of redneck comments... C'mon rednecks, get on your game! more » doubtful: Nice to see newsworthy headlines about mainstream gaming that don't involve it being the scapegoat violent youths. more » Jr Hawkins: I love lbp, but WTF does it have to do w/ science??? Engineering, and creativity I see, but science is a stretch. more » -
#news
Obama And LittleBigPlanet Team Up, For Kids
The White House is announcing today a program to improve science and math education with a variety of Entertainment Software Association-backed initiatives including a program to put LittleBigPlanet in libraries as well as a $300,000 game design challenge. More » -
#psp
Rockstar Presents: Music Lessons For Schoolkids
Music students at New York City's East Side Community High School are throwing out their guitars, pianos and cowbells, with one program at the school instead teaching kids with PSPs and copies of Rockstar's Beaterator. More » -
#cosplay
Texas Library Geeks Out with Consoles, Cosplay
I'm 35, and "teen summer reading program" sounds only slightly more fun than "adopt a highway," so, good luck firing up kids for that, right? Well, add cosplay and games and suddenly you're talking. More » -
#education
The Bestest College Webpage Ever
Pictures of student sitting under trees? Crowded libraries? Professors lecturing? Boring! A school campus in retro 8-bit? That's more like it. More » -
#counterstrike
Would You Quit School To Game Full Time?
School or Counter-Strike? Pick! Quick! Seventeen-year-old Swede Sophie "inzane" Regnér has. More » -
#feature
Nintenducation – A New Take On Edutainment
It's a great time to be in grade school, if you live in Japan or Great Britain. Several dozen schools in both countries are putting Nintendo DSs in K-12 classes. More » -
#education
Spore Dev Kicks Off University Lecture Tour
Spore lead designer Stone Librande is touring the nation's top game design college programs to talk about Designing Playfully, Electronic Arts announced today. More » -
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#clips
Wii Music As Teacher Shown in Action
A Washington, D.C. school is one of the first in the nation to get Wii Music in their school. More » -
#seriousgaming
Librarians Explain: Why Video Games At the Library
Why exactly should libraries carry video games? Or music or movies for that matter? Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of free gaming, but I can't help but question the increasing multimedia nature of libraries.
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#education
ESA Foundation Doubles Up On Developer Scholarships
The ESA Foundation, representing the charitable arm of the games industry, has announced that they will be making 30 scholarships available this year to aspiring female and minority game developers. More » -
#politics
Obama Talks Gaming During Congressional Address
Just because President Barack Obama is a verified gamer doesn't mean he supports irresponsible gaming. During last night's Congressional address, the President re-iterated his firm stance on parenting over gaming. More » -
#education
Scholastic Called Out For Selling Games in Schools
I was surprised. late last year, when I discovered venerable publisher Scholastic selling video games during their annual book fair at my son's elementary school. Apparently, I wasn't the only one.
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#clips
A Taste of UC Berkeley's StarCraft 101 Class
Last Friday UC Berkeley's StarCraft 101 class kicked off, offering students a chance to receive general credits for learning about the art of war in the popular strategy computer game. More » -
#halflife
Source Engine Moves From Games Into...Fire Escape Planning
Despite its advancing years, Valve's Source engine still looks good, and is still pretty useful for making games with. But can it help with anything aside from games (or machinima)? You bet it can. More » -
#starcraft
Competitive StarCraft Gets UC Berkeley Class
A new course being offered at UC Berkeley aims to teach students how to enjoy the "art of competitive StarCraft". More » -
#wii
Wii Helping Snowbound Schools Make P.E. Fun
Anyone who's ever lived in upstate New York can imagine the difficulty gym teachers face in winter, when kids simply can't go outside. Many schools, however, are using the Wii to get kids some exercise. More » -
#nintendo
Breaking News: Nintendo Games Not A Substitute for Reading a Book
A Carlsbad mother is fighting mad. Turns out that video games make her 5-year-old have panic attacks and, get this, they're not a good replacement for reading books or playing outside. More » -
#boozecruise
U.S. Army Buys Drunk Driving Game
The U.S. Army is funding improvements to a drunk driving game developed at the University of Calgary, in hopes of reducing what they say is a growing drunk driving problem among soldiers returning from war zones. More » -
#education
Wii Music Coming to Classrooms
Nintendo is teaming with The National Association for Music Education to get the Wii and Wii Music into schools, the two announced today. More »
