Category Archives: Education
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 10:55 GMT
Government to axe current ICT program for “open source” curriculum from September
The Government will announce later today it’s to scrap the current existing ICT (Information and Communications Technology) program in schools in England from the start of the new term in September.
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Posted in: Education, UK
Tags: ian livingstone, ICT, Michael Gove
Tue, Dec 06, 2011 | 18:20 GMT
UK’s Education Secretary to back computer science in schools, more students should learn coding
Michael Gove, Education Secretary for the UK’s Department for Education, has publicly backed a skills review co-authored by Ian Livingstone and agrees that the digital skills gap affecting UK games development studios can be curtailed by supporting computer science as part of the national curriculum.
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Posted in: Development, Education, Jobs, UK
Tags: ian livingstone, Michael Gove
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 17:19 BST
Video Game History Museum Kickstarter runs $20,000 surplus
The nerds have spoken and the message is clear: they love the idea of a video game history museum.
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Posted in: Charity, Education
Tags: Classic Gaming, Kickstarter, Video Game History Museum
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 | 07:40 BST
CryEngine 3 SDK: download now for free
For those that fancy themselves as sculptors of the future, Crytek’s world-building game engine is available now for free. Unreal.
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Posted in: Development, Education, PC
Tags: Authoring tools/SDK, cryengine 3, crytek, unreal engine 3
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 18:25 BST
Survey: More than Half UK, French and German adults are gamers
A survey known as National Gamers Surveys, conducted by New Zoo this year, has claimed that more than half of UK, French and German adults are gamers.
Fri, Jul 08, 2011 | 16:46 BST
Epic details program schedules for Developer Day and Unreal University initiative
Epic has announced its schedule for Developer Day and Unreal University, which are to be held on July 13 and 14, respectively, at De Vere West One in London.
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Posted in: Development, Education, UK
Tags: epic developer day, Epic Games, UDK, unreal engine 3, Unreal University
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Watch and learn: Portal 2 shows educational future
Valve is well know for doing clever things, but its latest project is a doozy: turning out educational tools based on Portal 2. And that’s just the tip of a growing wave.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 19:01 BST
Indie developers Jonathan Blow, Chris Hecker and Alex Neuse to speak at UCSC this month
The University of California Santa Cruz is holding a guest speaker session, which will be hosted by indie developers Jonathan Blow, Chris Hecker and Alex Neuse.
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Posted in: Education, indie
Tags: Alex Neuse, Chris Hecker, Jonathan Blow
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 17:40 BST
CryEngine 3 Educational License used by over 250 universities, says Crytek
Crytek has announced that within the past 12 months, over 250 universities around the globe signed up for the firm’s free CryEngine 3 educational license.
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Posted in: Development, Education
Tags: cryengine 3, CryEngine 3 Educational License, crytek
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 02:37 BST
Tuesday Shorts, Overnight Edition: Final Fantasy, Grasshopper iPhone cases, Atlus sale
A collection of dainty amuse-bouche dishes to warm you up to the meat of the news.
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Posted in: Android, App Store, Apple, Atlus, Capcom, Development, Education, Fitness, Japan, Kinect, Legalities, Mobile, Natsume, Nintendo, PC, PS3, PSN, Shorts, Square Enix, Stuff, Warner Bros., Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, hardware, iPhone, indie, peripherals
Tags: adult swim, APB: Reloaded, best buy, Dance Central, dlc, Final Fantasy Type-0, final fantasy xi, final fantasy Xi Online, FortressCraft, Grasshopper Manufacture, Gree, harmonix, Harvest Moon, Heroes of Newerth, mortal kombat, physical therapy, resident evil, Robot Unicorn Attack, starcraft 2, starcraft II
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 09:30 BST
Kinect for Windows SDK site launches
A Tweet by Xbox Live’s Major Nelson – Larry Hryb, to his family – has pointed to the launch of the Kinect for Windows SDK website.
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Posted in: Development, Education, Kinect, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, peripherals
Tags: Authoring tools/SDK, kinect, major nelson
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 05:23 GMT
LittleBigPlanet educational DLC incoming
SCE Europe senior vice president Ray Maguire has outed an upcoming LittleBigPlanet content pack for use in the classroom.
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Posted in: Education, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, Platformer, Sony, Trade
Tags: dlc, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule, ray maguire, scee
Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 00:02 GMT
UK teacher dobs school kids in for illicit late night gaming
A concerned teacher has found extended late night gaming sessions are having a detrimental effect on his student’s health and education, and contacted over 600 parents to alert them to the problem.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 13:13 GMT
SOE opens applications for 2011′s GIRL scholarship
SOE’s asking for applications for its annual GIRL scholarship. Win, and you get a “$10,000 scholarship award to be applied toward tuition, room and board and other education-related expenses at the postsecondary school at which the winner is enrolled”: you already need to be both a US student and resident on a games-related under-grad course to apply.
GIRL started in 2008 and is launched each year at GDC. Get full details here.
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Posted in: Development, Education, GDC 2011, Sony Online Entertainment
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 10:38 GMT
Changes in UK games education recommended by Livingstone-Hope report
Ahead of its full publication later today, the Livingstone-Hope report has made sweeping recommendation in changing the education curriculum of those looking to enter the UK games dev industry.
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Posted in: Education, Hot, UK
Tags: ian livingstone, Livingstone-Hope Report, UK games development, UK games education
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 10:07 GMT
SCE UK encouraging schools to bring on board game design course
SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has encouraged that videogame design courses should be presented in schools as a viable career choice.
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Posted in: Education, PS3, PSP, PlayStation Move, UK
Tags: littlebigplanet, ray maguire, SCE UK
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 18:43 BST
Survey: Only 4% of UK game industry staff are female
According to a report from the British Sociological Association, the number of females employed in the UK videogame industry dropped from 12 percent in 2006 to 4 percent in 2009.
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Posted in: Education, Jobs, Trade, UK
Tags: British Sociological Association, julie prescott, study, survey, UK videogame industry
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 20:51 BST
Video Games Live to air on PBS this summer
US channel PBS has announced it’s to air the Video Games Live concert performed back in April by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 17:53 BST
Study – Violent games help relieve stress, depression, hostility
A study conducted by Texas A&M International University has found depression, hostility, and stress was diminished in male and female young adults who played violent games.
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Posted in: America, Education, Stuff, Violence in games
Tags: Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson, study, texas a&m university
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