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Monthly Archives: June 2019
The Science Behind Learning and Through Games The mechanisms of the brain described by neuroscience show that learning is much more effective while playing games and with playful methodologies. In video games, pleasure experienced by winning and overcoming challenges is produced by neurotransmitters that facilitate communication between neurons thanks to […]
Learning is easier while you’re playing
GREAT NEWS TO ALL THE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WHO ENJOY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES – THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOUR CHILD’S BRAIN. Video games impact brain structure by increasing the size of some regions and activating others, making some skills more efficient, such as attention and visuospatial skills. Researchers from the […]
VIDEO GAMES THAT IMPROVE YOUR BRAIN
We’re wrapping up the game design class at Spirit Lake this week. Two weeks was the most time I could spare away from the office but we have accomplished a lot. Applications used in game design by middle school students Because all of the students had just completed grades 4 […]
Game Design by Middle School Students
1 As a gamer, attending E3 was a thrilling and exciting experience! The moment I received my badge (which looked awesome by the way) the inner nerd/gamer in me immediately wanted to jump up and down in excitement. The scenery of E3 made the experience especially memorable. The highly detailed posters, […]
Reflections on E3: An Exciting, Entertaining and Educational Experience
ked students to select their favorite photo they took yesterday, crop it as they saw fit and share with me on One Drive and/ or email to me. The point of this lesson was to learn about file-sharing, photo editing and emailing attachments.
Warwick Game Design Class Photo Curation
7 Generation Games won passes to E3 (the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo – which draws approximately 70,000 attendees each year!) for having the “Best Learning Games Artwork” at the Department of Education’s EDGames Expo. Thanks to the ESA and IES for making our developers’ days – giving them a chance […]
A Developer’s Day at E3
1 It’s been a great start to the summer session teaching game design at Warwick Middle School. Students started off playing two math games, an adventure game and a collector game. We discussed the idea of game genre and what is needed to make a video game – assets, code, story […]
Teaching Game Design at Spirit Lake
Dates on the calendar are closer than they appear! I know you just got out of school a week ago, or maybe you still have a few days to go. Lesson plans to teach statistics are the last thing you want to think about. Trust me, you’ll thank me later. […]
Resources to Teach Statistics in Elementary and Middle School
We're testing educational software in the most remote areas of the country. It's beautiful but it's also important work, remembering schools most companies forget about.
Testing educational software where the antelope play
You can do a surprising amount of development on the road, but it tends to be an all-or-nothing situation. There are still large parts of the country where wi-fi is non-existent.
Development on the Road Trip
It's impossible to get the attention of teachers and administrators for the next few weeks, so we are going on a road trip testing our educational software under remote conditions. If you are in Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota or North Dakota and want to meet up, let us know.