Obama wants you... to make games.

Mark Dygert

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/president-obama-unveils-educational-gaming-challenge/

"Our success as a nation depends on strengthening America’s role as the world’s engine of discovery and innovation," said President Obama. "I applaud partners in the National STEM Video Game Challenge for lending their resources, expertise, and their enthusiasm to the task of strengthening America’s leadership in the 21st century by improving education in science, technology, engineering and math."

”Video games are improving and advancing the way Americans are living, working and playing,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president of the ESA. “The acknowledgement and appreciation of President Obama, our partners in this campaign and leading child advocates, is a strong endorsement of the amazing potential and benefit that games can have on children."

danshewan

Argh! My head!

Too....many....mixed messages....

Must lie down.....

Justin Meisse

danshewan wrote: »

Argh! My head!

Too....many....mixed messages....

Must lie down.....

lulz, really?

MagicSugar

There's already an NY school teaching game design to 6th graders: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/magazine/19video-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=games%20school&st=cse

Maybe in the future, SATs will be replaced by how well you do on a Wii game.

HonkyPunch

unfortunately their games will all suck.
(actually we'll see.)

Smash

The only thing I got taught at school was games would turn your brain to mush..

Clearly they are wrong -_-

XenoKratios

My (parents) still don't like to play games cause school is important apparently.. ( don't want me to buy a xbox since I sold my ps3 to cover Student Loan expenses.. the irony...)

old school people never want to change man.. it sucks

using FPS creator to make games... isn't even making games man

MattQ86

Hopefully we get some actual engaging educational games out of all of this and not the "Math Cruncher Teaches Grammar" stuff I grew up with.