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Games Win Big in Education Grants Competition
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the final winners of this year’s Small Business Innovation Research SBIR contract awards—funds that are reserved for entrepreneurial small businesses using cutting-edge R&D to develop commercially viable technologies to solve tough problems. And there’s something that may surprise you about the winning contracts: More than half—or 12 in [...]
Continue reading...US Department of State launches educational game about American English language and culture
Friday, April 5, 2013
The U.S. Department of State has partnered with The SuperGroup marketing group to launch Trace Effects, an educational video game aimed at teenagers to promote learning of the English language and American culture… US Department of State launches educational game about American English language and culture | Polygon.
Continue reading...Epic Licenses Out Unreal Engine 3 for FBI, Gov’t Training
Sunday, April 1, 2012
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While Epic Games’ Unreal Engine technology are usually enjoyed by gamers in titles such as Gears of War and Mass Effect, there’s more to it than just fun and games. Epic Games announced a long-term, multi-platform Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) reseller and support agreement with Virtual Heroes, a division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), [...]
Continue reading...iCivics
Friday, July 15, 2011
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A collection of online games that teaches the fundamentals of government and law and encourages young people to become active in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and is created by a team of distinguished game scholars, designers, and curriculum specialists. In Do I Have A Right?, students [...]
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