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Teach Game Design Courses For Free With GameMaker

Schools can now teach game design and access high-quality game development course materials and tutorials for free with GameMaker - the fastest and friendliest cross-platform game development engine.…
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Are Students Benefiting From EdTech?

Schools and teachers love to bring the latest technology into their classrooms: they can create more engaging environments for students, and help them learn skills and tools that will underpin the…
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Gender Equity, Learning Barriers, and Computer Science

A study published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly has left Frank Moody, GameMaker’s Head of Education Relations, pondering some pretty big questions.In this article, Frank explores the report’s…
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What Is An Educator?

Frank Moody, head of Education Relations at GameMaker, has spoken to hundreds of educators during his career. Some work for schools and universities, some lead after-school programs, and others are…
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Download All Space Rocks Educational Materials

Looking for an engaging way to teach game design to your students or children? Look no further than Space Rocks! Based on the Atari arcade classic, Asteroids, Space Rocks is the perfect project…
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How To Teach Humanities Subjects Through Game Design

Not every child loves learning about history. Some just don’t have a flair for art. Others can’t find their country on a map and wouldn’t care to try. As a teacher, you know that not every student…
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9 Benefits Of Teaching Video Game Design To Students

We’ve all had to smile through at least one conversation with an elderly relative as they bemoan the hours kids dedicate to video games. ‘Back in my day, all I had was mud and my Flossie Flirt…
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How Game Design Can Encourage Women Into STEM Roles

It’s been said that the future is not something we enter, but something we create. In a world of 3D printers, carbon capture, anti-aging jabs, and Haiku-writing chatbots, it's clear that our future…