Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...
Creating a video game isn't easy--and if you're starting from scratch, it can also be expensive. Learning how to use your preferred engine often requires advanced tutorials, and if you don't also want ...
With time, effort and special instruction, William Bradley, 9, at the end of his session had accomplished his mission. He had designed and built a computer game where he accumulates points by touching ...
After growing up with Pokemon, Kirby, and Animal Crossing, The Elder Scrolls' fifth installment of Skyrim changed her life and she's been an avid gamer ever since. If she's not tending to yet another ...
Brain scans show that most of us have a built-in capacity to learn to code, rooted in the brain’s logic and reasoning networks.
Coding is a necessary skill in today’s world, but it is relatively challenging to master, especially for kids. Its complexity is not necessarily because it is incomprehensible, but because it is a new ...
In a very real way, Pong started the video game revolution. You wouldn’t have thought so at the time, with its simple gameplay, rudimentary controls, some very low-end sounds, and a cannibalized TV ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — What was thought to be a distraction from school is now a part of study. The gaming industry is growing and some high school students in Spokane are learning the basics of how a video ...
Is coding a necessary competency that kids need to learn? Or does the large specter of AI on the horizon and some grim prognostications have you questioning if signing your kid up for summer coding ...