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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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GameMaker Hosts ‘Gamers Of The Future’ Education Event In Brazil

On March 18th, GameMaker hosted an educational event at the Escola Estadual Prof. Eduardo Soares school in Alambari, Brazil. It was the first seminar in our newest project, ‘Gamers of the Future: A…
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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…
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Kippie: The More Mistakes They Make, The More They Learn

Kippie is a company based out of Derry, Northern Ireland, headed by sisters Caroline Anderson and Katherine Rowlandson, together with Katherine’s wife, Justine. It focuses on helping people from all…
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Taking Game Design From A Hobby To A Career

Almost a third of the world’s population now play video games, with the games industry generating more revenue than film and music combined. Unsurprisingly, careers in the industry are…
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Education: Learning to Program

Space Bubbles is a complete educator resource for teaching students how to program in GameMaker Studio 2 using Drag and Drop. It is a practical programming scheme of work designed to…
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Programming And Class Engagement

While many students enjoy playing video games, is it possible that making video games can play a key challenging role in engaging students’ attention, and developing core skills needed for…