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Skymall Inspires Classroom Computer Games

9:30AM July 6, 2011 | Jen Schiller

Scott Laidlaw is slowing down the pace on educational maths games. More »

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This Military Simulator Is A Match Made In Heavy Metal Heaven00

11:00AM May 3, 2011 | Drew Cohen

Brothers Ondrej and Marek Spanel – who spent their childhood in communist Czechoslovakia playing Atari games “bought on the black market” – are the surprising originators behind a military-training game employed by the governments of at least five major nations. Among the brothers’ sources of inspiration: heavy metal music. More »

Building The Perfect Kill House With Video Games

4:30AM September 1, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Armed with M4 automatic rifles, swathed in body armour and combat fatigues, the five-man US Special Forces Airborne entry team stacks up outside the entrance to the house. More »

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The Dubai Police Want You (To Make A Game For Them)

4:00AM August 5, 2010 | Brian Crecente

The Dubai Police Force is looking for a game developer to help them create a virtual training program for their department, according to a Gamasutra job posting. More »

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Talk About Depressing

4:00PM April 22, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

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Games Can Help Prevent Military Massacres, Too

4:30PM April 8, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The parallels between video games and the 2007 death of over a dozen Iraqis are clear. Not so clear, but just as important, is the potential games have to prevent such tragedies. More »

Global Conflicts: Child Soldiers Preview: Show Me, Don’t Tell Me

5:30PM October 7, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Serious Games Interactive’s newest 3D role-playing game touches on the tough topic of Child Soldiers in African countries. More »

Will Wright Talks Educational Gaming, Funny Money

1:00AM July 16, 2009 | Brian Crecente

The Chronicle of Higher Education sat down recently with Will Wright to talk to him about the value of educational games. Not only did they get some great money quotes, they got some great money business cards! More »

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Underground Railroad Video Game Tells The Whole Story

12:00PM July 8, 2009 | Mike Fahey

After ages of misrepresentation in books, films, and television, Norfolk University history professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander wants to tell the true story of the slave-liberating Underground Railroad using a video game. More »

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Walden: The Game Is In Development

9:00AM May 30, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

EA can’t have all the fun turning great books into video games. Tracy Fullerton wants to turn Henry David Thoreau’s classic into one too. More »