Chess, Number Munchers, The Oregon Trail! Today, we're going to talk about gaming's role in education. Now technically all games have an educational component, because games are defined by their rules and players have to learn those...

So by the mid-90s the video game industry was once again booming and this attracted the attention of the Japanese electronics giant Sony. In 1994, Sony introduced their Playstation console which successfully coupled cutting edge...

Would you like to play a game, Dr. Falken? Actually, this episode isn't really about games, or Matthew Broderick, or Thermonuclear War. But enough with the long references to 1983's best movie, War Games. Today Jacob and Adriene are...

In this video, the speaker explores the positive effects that playing video games has on the brain. He discusses how gamers who play shooter games have improved attention allocation, higher spatial resolution with visual processing, and...

How gaming is good for you. In this video I discuss 4 ways video games affect your behavior and how video games have an emotional impact. Video games also improve your cognitive skills such as attention, spatial skills, visual processing...

Game Theory is supposed to show how businesses (and prisoners) can outdo each other to win out over their competition. While this is great in theory Game Theory actually shows us much more about how to get along with our partners,...

Jesse Schell has taught Game Design and led research projects at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center since 2002. Jesse is also the CEO of Pennsylvania's largest video-game studio, Schell Games, and the former chairman of...

Explore the fascinating story of Howard Phillips, the man behind Nintendo's rise in the US market. From his humble beginnings in the shipping warehouse to becoming the iconic Gamemaster, Howard's passion for gaming and dedication to...

Explore the fascinating story of Howard Phillips, the man behind Nintendo's rise in the US market. From his humble beginnings in the shipping warehouse to becoming the iconic Gamemaster, Howard's passion for gaming and dedication to...

Many people like to argue about whether video games cause violence, but what about evidence for the positive effects games might have? The research is out there, so what do we think about it?

Competitive video game playing, known as 'e-sports'; is one of the hottest trends in entertainment today. But it's still a largely male field, with some deeply

entrenched gender problems that are proving hard to solve. We meet...

If you play League of Legends, World of Warcraft, or Magic the Gathering, you've probably heard about "mana." It is the magical power used by sorcerers, magicians, mages, and wizards. But what is mana, and how did it enter video gaming...

Garth Nix answers fan questions. In this video, he discusses whether he would consider turning any of his books into video or role playing games, books from his childhood that inspired him and influenced his writing style, and shares his...

Thinking about others helps us make caring decisions. Children learn about responsibility and kindness by focusing on what they can do to help others.



In this activity, children aged 3-7 will sketch kindness gifts then wrap...

This video explores the transformative impact of digital sound on the music industry, from the introduction of the compact disc to the rise of portable music players like the Walkman and iPod. It delves into how digitization...

In this video, Sean the Swan joins the hosts of a show to discuss the importance of gentleness. Through a story about a girl named Dakota and her encounter with a supposedly cranky old man, the video highlights the power of kindness and...

Today we're going to talk about LARPs or live action role-playing games. Larping tends to conjure up the image of a bunch of nerds hitting each other with foam weapons but it's much more than that. LARPs merge performance, community, and...

Today, we wrap up our discussion of the console wars by taking a look at Microsoft's Xbox which was announced in 2001. The early 2000s saw a lot of innovation in hardware and games and we'll cover some of that, but one significant change...

Maybe you've noticed that clouds come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Did you know you can use clues from the clouds to help you figure out what the weather might be like where you live? Jessi and Squeaks have made up a game to help...

The Imitation Game comes out tonight, but before its release, Hank got to talk with the film's director Morten Tyldum and screenwriter Graham Moore about bringing one of the world's most brilliant mathematicians to film.

With more than half of the world population living in cities, one thing is undeniable: we are an urban species. Part game, part urban planning sketching tool, "Cities: Skylines" encourages people to use their creativity and...

The idea of improving athletic performance with a certain kind of lighting sounds absurd, but some NFL and MLB teams are trying it. The question is: does it work?<b<br/>r/>

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Learn how to import a rigged bird character with animations and set it up within Unreal Engine 5. This video will guide you through the process of creating realistic flying bird animations, bringing life and motion to your...

Discover how to utilize the Quixel library and the Foliage tool to add grass, shrubs, and other foliage assets to your environment. This video will guide you through the process of setting up and placing foliage assets to enhance the...