Designing games is a powerful way for students to learn transferable and in-demand skills, and teaching it can be as easy as allowing students to demonstrate their learning using tools they choose. I ...

The education sector is facing many challenges, from stretched budgets to major staffing issues. In addition, post-pandemic, engagement levels are still in recovery, while children’s interest in STEM ...

As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...

In this activity, you will learn to program an interactive game that responds to hand gestures and apply that knowledge to develop your own interactive game. Then you will engage in a design challenge ...

Do you want to make your own video games because you’re just not pleased with the quality of games today? With the right tools, you can accomplish your goals without many problems. Some of these tools ...

As the games industry slowly becomes more aware of accessibility needs, efforts to account for neurodiversity have been limited. As part of the GamesIndustry.biz Academy, we previously addressed ...

Video games have always been a guilty pleasure of mine. When I was a kid, my mom gave away my Nintendo while I was at summer camp, which was a devastating betrayal at the time and only fueled my love ...

In the plot of the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter, a teenager is recruited to fight an interstellar battle after unknowingly proving himself worthy by means of a high score on an otherwise unassuming ...