How the USC Games Expo pivoted to an online-only event with 50 student demos
The University of Southern California Games Expo has shifted to an online-only expo with more than 50 student game demos. USC Games director Danny...
Big Ear Games brings the sound of music education to children
Finnish music education startup Big Ear Games scored a big partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation to bring its music education app...
Twilio updates its TwilioQuest 3 game to teach kids to code while at home
Last August, Twilio launched its TwilioQuest 3 game to teach developers how to code for its cloud communications software. It found from experience that...
How UT Austin is modernizing its video game design program
The video game industry changes all of the time, and so universities that are trying to teach video game design have to do that...
Microsoft Garage project uses VR to teach kids about microgravity
A new Microsoft Garage project, Microgravity Lab, presents teachers with a new and interactive way to teach middle school students about complex physics concepts in...
Age of Learning appoints former Disney exec Paul Candland as CEO
Education tech company Age of Learning, creator of the ABCmouse online learning program, has appointed former Disney executive Paul Candland as its new chief...
Unity releases game design and computer science tools for the classroom
Unity Technologies, the maker of the widely-used real-time 3D game development platform, has launched two new tools for the classroom. Create with Code and...
India’s Byju’s education platform raises $150 million round for global expansion
Indian ed-tech firm Byju’s has raised $150 million in funding in a round led by the Qatar Investment Authority. Byju’s recently acquired augmented reality kids...
Unity Learn Premium lets professionals learn real-time 3D development
Unity Technologies has announced Unity Learn Premium, an educational program that enables professionals to use the company’s Unity game engine to develop real-time 3D...
Roblox launches Godzilla deal, global education hub
Roblox has launched a series of updates to its Roblox Education initiative to get kids to learn technical and entrepreneurial skills. And it also...