Do video games make you smarter?

Do kids these days have short attention spans, or does the world just move too slow? Gabe Zichermann suggests that today’s video games are making children smarter — and we should all embrace gamification. Gabe Zichermann is an entrepreneur and

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Do video games make you smarter?

Do kids these days have short attention spans, or does the world just move too slow? Gabe Zichermann suggests that today’s video games are making children smarter — and we should all embrace gamification. Gabe Zichermann is an entrepreneur and

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Video games and violence

In our continuing look at the gun debate for PBS’s weeklong special “After Newtown,” Jeffrey Brown explores whether there is any connection between violent video games and violent behavior. And also this article: Defeated Videogame-Violence Experts: Science Was on Our Side

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Video games and violence

In our continuing look at the gun debate for PBS’s weeklong special “After Newtown,” Jeffrey Brown explores whether there is any connection between violent video games and violent behavior. And also this article: Defeated Videogame-Violence Experts: Science Was on Our Side

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Video games for girls

Laurel’s talk on addressing the wants of younger female gamers came at a time in which the entire industry was ignoring this entire demographic. And her discussion of the challenges therein make for fascinating viewing. One of the earliest TED

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Video games for girls

Laurel’s talk on addressing the wants of younger female gamers came at a time in which the entire industry was ignoring this entire demographic. And her discussion of the challenges therein make for fascinating viewing. One of the earliest TED

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Your brain on video games

How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask.

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Your brain on video games

How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask.

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Presenting your work

Sharing your work in class is an important part of this class. The way you share your work makes a big difference in the reception it has in the audience. From your presentation people can see if you are passionate, if

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Presenting your work

Sharing your work in class is an important part of this class. The way you share your work makes a big difference in the reception it has in the audience. From your presentation people can see if you are passionate, if

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Brief history of video games

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Brief history of video games

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Engare

Can you learn from playing video games? Apparently so. This video game teaches you to design patterns with math. Iranian game maker Mahdi Bahrami’s Engare allows users to create their own intricate patterns found in Islamic art and architecture. The

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Engare

Can you learn from playing video games? Apparently so. This video game teaches you to design patterns with math. Iranian game maker Mahdi Bahrami’s Engare allows users to create their own intricate patterns found in Islamic art and architecture. The

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UX Evaluation methods

There are different ways to evaluate the success of your website. Normally in this class the evaluation has turned into creating a survey and sending it out and collecting the responses, but before we do that we should think: is

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UX Evaluation methods

There are different ways to evaluate the success of your website. Normally in this class the evaluation has turned into creating a survey and sending it out and collecting the responses, but before we do that we should think: is

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Fyrebox Quiz

Firebox is a simple online software to create a quiz that you can add to wix.

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Fyrebox Quiz

Firebox is a simple online software to create a quiz that you can add to wix.

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The Grid

Whether you work in web or print, you need to understand grid theory – even if you eschew grids. Here’s what you need to know. (This is an adapted version of this article.) Grids are like the invisible glue that

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The Grid

Whether you work in web or print, you need to understand grid theory – even if you eschew grids. Here’s what you need to know. (This is an adapted version of this article.) Grids are like the invisible glue that

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