Still, even if "edutainment" was a Trojan horse of math and history lessons dressed up in blocky '90s graphics, there's no denying we spent hours on that Oregon trail or trying to find Carmen Sandiego ...

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These days, children are practically born with the ability to use a smartphone and have an immediate understanding of technology from a young age, and 91 percent of children play video games. In this ...

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So you want to know what the best educational games are? Well, good for you. Educational videogames can provide fun and unique learning experiences, and we're not afraid to say that they can actually ...

Overall, kids' educational games, including learning games for toddlers, have emerged as valuable tools for childhood development, often helping to build gross motor skills alongside cognitive growth.

Board games aren’t just a fun way to pass the time on a cold or rainy day — they can also be excellent tools for learning. Switch up your family’s routine with a family board game night and watch your ...

Last November, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt released “Carmen Sandiego Returns,” the first iPad and iPhone version of the classic game in which players use their geography knowledge to track Carmen and ...

As soon as personal computers went the mainstream route back in the late 1970s, adult buyers of PCs (read: parents) began wondering how they could use the new high-tech tools to teach their children.

Organisers of GAMES: EDU 06, an international conference for games education, have announced speakers for the July one-day event that includes representatives from Microsoft and EA amongst others.

Brighton, May 21st. GAMES:EDU at Develop this year will feature sessions given by TIGA, Sony and Microsoft, with early bird tickets priced at just £25 – but only until June the 10th. Scheduled to take ...