League of Legends in Schools; Here's the Textbook
Esports has come out of the closet and is no longer treated as the domain of computer geeks. Some schools started treating it as one of many classroom subjects. Check out the textbook of one such school.
video games
July 15, 2021
Video Games Promote Reading and Writing, Suggests a UK Survey
The British charity National Literary Trust has published the results of a survey on the relationship between video games and reading. The survey shows that gaming can be an incentive to develop writing and reading skills as well as empathy.
video games
August 12, 2020
Officially: This War of Mine Enters Polish High-School Curriculum
The 11 bit studios company has confirmed that from the school year 2020/2021 its work - This War of Mine - will be optional „reading” for high school students.
video games
June 24, 2020
Father Teaches His Son to Read Using Minecraft
One of Reddit decided to teach his son to read using Minecraft. The father created a special table with the names of individual items.
video games
June 4, 2020
Minecraft - Pandemic Simulation Map Now Available
A message about the creation of a new map - Blockdown - appeared on the official website of Minecraft. It is supposed to make players, especially the younger ones, aware of the threat of COVID-19 and how it is spreading. The project was created by AKQA in of the #TommorowTogether initiative.
video games
April 26, 2020
Netflix Shares Documentaries on Youtube for Free
On the official Netflix YouTube channel, 34 documentary productions including the Oscar-winning Period. End Of Sentence, has available. This will make it easier for teachers and students to access educational materials.
movies & tv series
April 20, 2020
Virtual Pandemic Unleashed on a WoW Server
The s of one of the so-called private servers of World of Warcraft - Elysium - decided to create an event aimed at educating players on issues such as the spread of infectious diseases and ways to fight them. The idea came up in connection with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
video games
April 16, 2020
Minecraft - Space Station and Human Eye Open for Free Exploration
Microsoft has decided to share some of the lessons from the educational version of Minecraft for free. This enables us to visit the replica of the ISS space station, the capital of the USA or the inside of the human eye in the game. There are also materials for learning Greek history or becoming a marine biologist.
video games
March 25, 2020
Teacher Organized His Classess in Half-Life: Alyx
A California teacher decided to use virtual reality in his classes. But he did not do it in the usual way. Instead, he used the latest shooter from Valve Software - Half-Life: Alyx.
video games
March 25, 2020
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Gets Discovery Tour Mode
Ubisoft has release the educational mode for Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, known as Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece. The add-on is free for the owners of the base version of the game, but the PC also has a paid standalone version.
video games
September 11, 2019
A School in London Introduced Video Game Classes and Explains Why
There is a special school in North London where students are among the first in the world to have video game classes. Children play popular titles together to develop their social skills.
video games
August 11, 2019
Explore ancient Egypt in combat-free Assassin's Creed Origins discovery mode
Assassin's Creed fans have long waited for a chance of visiting ancient Egypt. Thanks to the all new Discovery Tour mode, included in Assassin’s Creed Origins, players will be able to have a combat-free tour across the in-game open world.
video games
September 28, 2017