Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

By Amy "Frankie" Felegy for Arts Midwest. Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Greater Dakota News Service reporting for the ...

When I was a kid, I didn’t like any toys, games, books, or TV shows that tried to “make learning fun.” I wasn’t dumb; I knew when I was being lied to—learning and fun are mutually exclusive. But ...

Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course. The unfortunate reality is that a great teacher only has control of a student’s environment for a short period of time.

Minicoders encourages children between the ages of 6 and 12 to learn computer programming, converting screen time into productive and entertaining hours at the same time. According to the company's ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Math never looked quite as fun as this adventure: traveling back in time to the Mayan civilization in Central America. “It's important to your survival rate within the context of ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

The video games that Kyle Brda, a ninth-grader from Redwood City, Calif., plays at home typically involve shooting people. But on a recent day in September, he spent the afternoon at an office ...

Researchers say video games may help keep kids engaged, but teachers still need to guide learning MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Video games often have a bad reputation as being a distraction ...

Risk, the board game, “made Cold War kids masters of an unruly globe.” It taught my generation that alliances have limits, that odds don’t predict the future and that Prince Metternich was right: that ...

If you want to improve your aerobic capacity, play full-court basketball, not softball. To improve your analytical skills, learn to play chess or bridge, not Chutes and Ladders. If you really want to ...