This fall, the University of Iowa’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will offer a course in writing about video games and reporting on the industry.
Gaming has a substantial history now, 40 years after Pong first went out into the wide world. Even the Smithsonian is running a detailed exhibit on the art and history of video games, opening later this month.
Starcraft is being used to teach resource management skills in a new course offering at the University of Florida – but it’s only open to students in the honours college, and students have to have some familiarity with the game.
Carleton College’s Goodsell Observatory gets pranked. As seen on The Star Wars Blog via Albotas.