Pop some popcorn and get ready for game night! Preparing kids to learn elementary math skills, master the 50 states, and even recognize minerals is easier than ever thanks to a bustling market of ...

Minecraft is officially the most played video game in history. Despite been 12 years old, the public does not seem to have lost interest: over 175 million people play Minecraft at least once a month.

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While the world of educational programming and video games is vast, not all offerings are created equal. So how is a parent or teacher to choose? Nadine Levitt, founder of the educational technology ...

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 ...

Gamified learning tends to be viewed as either instructive or fun, but research shows how smart design choices can make room for both. This apparent trade-off has dogged educational-game design for ...

What are massively multiplayer online role-playing games? Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are games that simulate quasi-infinite universes in which players evolve and act ...