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Here’s That IKEA-Inspired Furniture Construction Game You Always Wanted

All the fun of modular furniture-building with none of the actual furniture to show for it.

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These Game Developers are Honoring Leelah Alcorn Through the Medium She Loved

Inspired by Leelah Alcorn, #JamForLeelah is exploring trans identity in gaming (and they want your help!)

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Nintendo Flips the Gender Script with “Captain Toad”

“Captain Toad” breaks the sexist mold with the game’s two leads, Toadette and Toad, taking turns saving one another.

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Video Gaming in the Olympics? Seriously?

The creator of World of Warcraft chimes in.

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Why online gaming may just be the future of science

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Can a Video Game Teach Compassion and Grit?

Teaching kids social and emotional skills needs to be fun. This video game could help.

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Six Gifts for Creativity, Sustainability, and Giving Back

GOOD has assembled a holiday shopping guide for those looking to gift something a little different or support those in need.

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Playstation Thumb: Here's What To Do About Your Unhealthy Gaming Addiction

Like most vices and addictions, obsessive video gaming has proven time and time again that it's bad for you. Obviously, any activity that...

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Why Brooklyn Makes More Sense as a Super Mario Brother's Game

This artist has made his own Super Mario World version of Bushwick, Brooklyn

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Art-cade: Super Mario Bros. and Other Video Game Classics to Become MoMA Exhibition

New York's Museum of Modern Art announces video games are art, and adds 14 titles to their collection.

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Social Media Helps Laid-Off Video Game Makers Survive a Reckoning

A display of online solidarity quickly became a real-life rescue net for 38Studios' 300-plus employees.

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Can a Video Game Help Players Live Like Thoreau?

Players will be able to navigate the practical and ephemeral experiences of Thoreau's life at Walden Pond.

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New Mobile Game Turns Teachers Into Superheroes

Move over, Batman! Gotham City has a new hero in town, and she's taking over the classroom.

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Forget Farmville, Become a Trash Tycoon and Help the Environment While You Fiddle on Facebook New App Lets You Waste Time While Reducing Actual Waste

Can a Facebook game that asks you to pick up trash actually boost real-world recycling habits? Trash experts at TerraCycle are banking on it.

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The Five Best Projects from the Gates Foundation's Education Technology Competition

Here are our five favorite projects from the Gates Foundation's education technology grant competition.