http://www.nationaltechcenter.org Advancing Technology Innovations for All Students Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/05/17/games-for-change-festival-2/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/05/17/games-for-change-festival-2/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 15:15:29 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=10616 Event Date: June 20, 2011 to June 22, 2011. The Annual Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the only international event uniting “games for change” creators, the public, civil society, academia, the gaming industry and media.]]> http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/05/17/games-for-change-festival-2/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/04/14/a-neurologist-makes-the-case-for-the-video-game-model-as-a-learning-tool/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/04/14/a-neurologist-makes-the-case-for-the-video-game-model-as-a-learning-tool/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:39:20 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=10551 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/04/14/a-neurologist-makes-the-case-for-the-video-game-model-as-a-learning-tool/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/04/06/ablegamers-accessibility-arcade/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/04/06/ablegamers-accessibility-arcade/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:22:19 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=10376 Event Date: April 16, 2011; 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET. For many people with disabilities, games offer a window to the world. To showcase the progress in accessible gaming, the AbleGamers Foundation presents “The Game Accessibility Arcade”, and all-day presentation offering a hands-on showcase of accessibility technology that can enable play on the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PS3, and more. The foundation will be featuring [...]]]> http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/04/06/ablegamers-accessibility-arcade/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/01/15/american-heart-association-and-nintendo-for-america-for-active-play-now/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/01/15/american-heart-association-and-nintendo-for-america-for-active-play-now/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:37:38 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=9384 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2011/01/15/american-heart-association-and-nintendo-for-america-for-active-play-now/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/12/17/gametech-2011-innovations-in-dod-gaming-competition/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/12/17/gametech-2011-innovations-in-dod-gaming-competition/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:08:31 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=9213 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/12/17/gametech-2011-innovations-in-dod-gaming-competition/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/09/16/national-stem-video-game-challenge/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/09/16/national-stem-video-game-challenge/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:04:57 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=8594 Event Date: October 12, 2010 to January 5, 2011. President Obama announced today the launch of the National STEM Video Game Challenge at a White House event as part of the national “Educate to Innovate” campaign.  The Challenge aims to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games.  The first [...]]]> http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/09/16/national-stem-video-game-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/09/16/learning-by-playing-video-games-in-the-classroom/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/09/16/learning-by-playing-video-games-in-the-classroom/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:57:11 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=8592 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/09/16/learning-by-playing-video-games-in-the-classroom/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/08/22/waterloo-labs-makes-eye-controlled-mario/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/08/22/waterloo-labs-makes-eye-controlled-mario/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:20:00 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=8556 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/08/22/waterloo-labs-makes-eye-controlled-mario/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/08/12/survey-video-game-technology-embraced-by-med-students/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/08/12/survey-video-game-technology-embraced-by-med-students/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:19:54 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=8524 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/08/12/survey-video-game-technology-embraced-by-med-students/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/03/groups-push-federal-regulators-for-video-game-age-restrictions/ http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/03/groups-push-federal-regulators-for-video-game-age-restrictions/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:47:53 +0000 Rach http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/?p=8113 http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/03/groups-push-federal-regulators-for-video-game-age-restrictions/feed/ 0