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Producing and Researching Transmedia with The Electric Company’s Prankster Planet

by Mindy Brooks
May 2, 2011

Today, The Electric Company will re-launch its third season with an all new transmedia story, “The Adventures of The Electric Company on Prankster Planet.” Airing in a new segment at

Games-Based Learning: Hype vs. Reality

by Alan Gershenfeld
April 4, 2011

This essay originally appeared in The Huffington Post.In a recent speech to a group of students at TechBoston in Dorchestor, Massachusetts. President Obama had this to say about video games:

Making Games Can Contribute to Learning

by Gabrielle Cayton-Hodges, PhD
March 22, 2011

Last week, our colleagues at Microsoft announced the full availability of the Kodu Game Lab for the PC and the launch of a nationwide Kodu Cup competition. The competition invites

Cooney Center Prize Winner Innovates with The Electric Company — and More

by Jay Schiffman
March 2, 2011

Last spring, my company Dreamkind won the first Cooney Center Prize for Breakthroughs in Literacy Learning. Thanks to the Cooney Center, Sesame Workshop and the Electric Company, there are lots

Bubble Ball Bounces to the Top

by Catherine Jhee
January 20, 2011

The game that has knocked “Angry Birds Seasons” off its perch as the top free game in the iTunes store was designed by a self-taught 14-year-old programmer. According to ABC

Kinect — The Controller is YOU!

by Marj Kleinman
November 5, 2010

Where we’re going, we won’t need remotes. In the slim chance that you haven’t heard yet, Microsoft released a game-changing new system called Kinect on Thursday. As the Wii revolutionized

Getting (More) Girls into (More) Games

by Sara M. Grimes, PhD
October 22, 2010

Guest post by Sara M. Grimes, PhD Years ago, when the idea of “games for learning” was still a relatively new concept, a small but important movement emerged around issues

Gamestar Mechanic Launches Today!

by Marj Kleinman
September 29, 2010

Today, E-Line Media and the Institute of Play are launching Gamestar Mechanic, a game-based learning platform that teaches the principles of game design as a form of 21st Century skill

Gamasutra Network — Weekly Job Round-Ups

by Marj Kleinman
September 3, 2010

Gamasutra and the Serious Game Source do a great service to our industry by posting weekly round-ups of gaming jobs. Check out the summary for the week of August 27th.

39 Clues Times 10 & an Interactive Author Q&A (Today)

by Cooney Center Team
August 30, 2010

39 Clues, Book 10 will be released on August 31, 2010, and kids can converge for a live Q&A with the series’ authors from all 10 books. This highly interactive

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