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Meet the Winners: Caleb Koo

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

“I’ve always been interested in crafting stories,” says Caleb Koo, a 15-year-old from Galena, Ohio. “And telling stories through a video game is very easy.” Caleb designed Conquering the Underworld,

Meet the Winners: Lauren Thomas

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

If you suddenly found yourself stranded in the hottest desert in North America, would you have the survival skills and environmental wherewithal to make it out in one piece? In

Developing a Curriculum in Game Design and Development

by Steve Isaacs
June 21, 2016

Steve Isaacs teaches video game design and development to middle school students in New Jersey, and has been recognized as an ISTE Outstanding Teacher this year. Here he shares his

Olivia Thomas: A Video Game Designer’s Journey to the White House Science Fair

by Olivia Thomas
April 22, 2016

I don’t quite know when it hit me. Maybe it was when the man in black let me through the gates. Maybe it was when I walked past parking spaces

Meet the National STEM Video Game Challenge Winners: Angel Acevedo-Martinez

by Meagan Bromley
November 26, 2013

One morning last summer in DeRidder, Louisiana, Angel Acevedo-Martinez’s father came into his room and woke him up with exciting news. Angel’s 6th grade math teacher, Miss Sanchez was on

Meet the Winners: Kieran Luscombe

by Allison Mishkin
August 13, 2013

Continuing our spotlight on the STEM Challenge Winners, we are pleased to introduce you to Kieran Luscombe, winner of the Gamestar Mechanic High School prize.When presented with a set of

Every Summer Has a Story: Taking Lessons from Learning with Video Game Design into the Classroom

by Meagan Bromley
September 4, 2012

They say that every summer has a story, and now at the end of my experience teaching for the Gamestar Mechanic Online Learning Program, it’s time for my students’ stories

Game Design for Kids: Exploring Opportunities for Connectivity

by Aaron Morris
August 27, 2012

Since my post a couple of weeks ago about Scratch, Meagan Bromley has contributed two really wonderful posts about her work with Gamestar Mechanic and their Online Learning Program where

Kids as Game Designers: Fostering Creativity and Thoughtfulness with Online Learning

by Meagan Bromley
August 14, 2012

Much of what we hear when people talk about games for learning may be behind the potential of video games to teach traditional content, but there’s also a very exciting, and

From the Virtual Teaching Frontlines: Game Design Summer Program

by Meagan Bromley
July 30, 2012

As a graduate student studying games for learning, and a general geek extraordinaire, I’ve been given the unique opportunity this summer to teach a new online program for kids who

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