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Tabula Digitas DimensionM Educational Video Games Help Students Improve Math Scores

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2008-06-15 19:11:47 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...students using Tabula Digitas DimensionM educational video games scored higher on math. The students that used the edutainment programs over the 18 week study scored significantly higher on district math benchmark tests than students in the control group These research results are remarkable and support previous studies which have concluded...
 
Tags: students, games, education games, classroom, interactive games, traditional classroom instruction, edutainment programs, support previous studies, edutainment
 
 
 
 
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Vicious Engine made available to Indiana University students

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2008-03-27 00:00:00 by Jason Dobson in Joystiq
...students attending the Indiana University School of Education , giving those aspiring to a life of game development some helpful hands-on time with real-world tools But don't go expecting the university to churn out the next Puzzle Quest or Dead Head Fred , as according to the school, students will be using the engine to make so-called...
 
Tags: university, students, indiana university school, larger university study, school, game development, games, helpful hands-on time, dead head fred
 
 
 
 
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PlayStation-edu available for students

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2008-06-07 20:18:53 by Adam Sandberg in That VideoGame Blog
...students about the PlayStation platforms, said Mark Danks, senior manager and developer support, on the PlayStation blog The program is not intended as a general game creation program, but to be used by computer science and engineering students to get an idea of how the PlayStation hardware works. Participants will get demo code and samples,...
 
Tags: playstation, playstation business, playstation hardware, playstation blog, program, playstation platforms, game creation program, playstation-edu program, students
 
 
 
 
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Junior-high students speak up for games

2008-04-25 21:03:38 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...students were treated to some Wii Fit during gym class, and a few of the students had some great things to say about games Theyre (video games) not all violent and they wont all make your children sit on the couch and play games all day long. - Hailey Fairless, 14 Theyre (students not interested in gym) not sitting on the couch so I guess its...
 
Tags: games, play games, students, gym, video games, gym class, couch, hailey fairless, sebastian pardo
 
 
 
 
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Sony Wants Students to Program for PlayStation

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2008-06-09 16:08:59 by Jean Snow in Wired: Game|Life
...students how to develop for PlayStation platforms The PlayStation-edu program will give universities and colleges that teach programming and computer architecture the opportunity to add development kits for the PlayStation 2 and PSP to their curricula SCEA wants to make sure that students who are graduating from college are ready to program...
 
Tags: playstation, official playstation blog, blog, playstation hardware, program, playstation-edu playstation, playstation-edu program, students, sony
 
 
 
 
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Drexel students create mind control video game

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2008-07-03 16:30:56 by michelewhite in Adrenaline Vault
...students at Drexel University. They call the game Lazy Brains, and it uses a neuro-imaging device thats placed on the players forehead. The device is capable of reading your brain signals, allowing you to actually think your way through the video game. The neuro-imaging device is currently being used by doctors to test anesthesia awareness in...
 
Tags: video game, game, game lazy brains, drexel, brain, brain signals, students, brain activity, lazy brains
 
 
 
 
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Students give seniors the gift of video games

2008-03-14 15:20:07 by michelewhite in Adrenaline Vault
 
...Students also participated in a Wii competition, in which Zarif was eventually crowned Wii King Linda Jeffery, recreation therapist at Southwood Care Centre, is very excited by the donation of Wiis and the interaction between students and seniors. Jeffery says she thinks the seniors will get the hang of the gaming consoles with repetition,...
 
Tags: seniors, wii controller, controller, wii, seniors home, wii games, fellow seniors, wii systems, academy
 
 
 
 
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Students in Scotland Told to "Brain Train" on the DS Before School

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2008-03-14 22:19:45 by Jonathan in Gaming Today
...students to play the game before school. The program will be tested on 16 schools and, if successful, may soon see the DS adopted as a learning aid The initial pilot project that used the Nintendo DS and Dr Kawashima produced fascinating results, Derek Robertson, a development officer for games-based learning at the LTS, said Not only was...
 
Tags: school, brain, pokmon captures school, brain challenge, indian game, game, students, educational, specific game
 
 
 
 
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Students Create anti-Binge Drinking Game But Still Face Luddite Criticism

2008-04-08 16:42:45 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...students in Scotland use game tech to persuade peers that binge drinking is a bad idea, that would seem like a positive thing. But a critic says that ThinknDrinkn is irresponsible The game was created by a joint effort of students from Paisley Grammar School and St. Andrews Academy along with assistance from the University of the West of...
 
Tags: game, students, binge, paisley grammar school, game tech, andrews academy, scotlands school, persuade peers, joint effort
 
 
 
 
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CSU students compare Wii boxing to the real thing

2008-07-09 22:56:53 by Bethany in GoNintendo
 
...students are conducting research this summer on how technology can help increase physical activity, especially among kids. This week, the students focused on how a Nintendo Wii boxing video game compares to a boxing bag workout. Mershon-Wollerman, a recent CSU physical education graduate, channeled her inner-Muhammad or Laila Ali against a...
 
Tags: students, video game compares, increase physical activity, university students, title bout nonetheless, plain dealer, article, black eyes, nintendo wii