|
Below are links to an 11 minute audio piece that was part of WUNC's State of Things program, airing on August 26, 2008. Tuesday, August 26 2008 by Daniel Zola, Eric Hodge, and Katy Barron Wake County wants to become the East Coast hub of the video game industry. But a recent legislative attempt to gain state economic incentives for the industry failed miserably. Wayne Watkins, project manager for Wake County Economic Development, and Mike Capps, president of Epic Games, join guest host Eric Hodge to discuss the Triangle’s burgeoning video game industry and its role in the new economy. Read more |
|
| | | WRAL's website describes a significant new award from the National Science Foundation to Dr. James Lester, DGRC faculty member, and colleagues in the NCSU College of Education. Lester and his team will explore the ways that AI technology working behind the scenes in educational games can improve learning in elementary school students. Here's the start of the article. Follow the link at the bottom of the page to see the article on WRAL's web. Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina State University and a Raleigh elementary school are playing games with federal funds.
The National Science Foundation has granted $2.5 million for a study on how computer games can be used as a teaching tool.
Fifth-graders at A.B. Combs Elementary will learn scientific concepts while playing a game called Crystal Island and researchers will test how well the game serves as a learning tool.
Dr. James Lester, associate professor of computer science at N.C. State, said various technologies and conditions will be tested to see which contributes to the most learning. Read more |
|
|
NC Game Industry Legislation |
| | | News from IndyWeek.com, written by Zack Smith Bill for state's burgeoning video game industry gutted in legislature Time to reload
With more than 30 video game-related companies based in the Triangle, including such major players as Epic Games, Red Storm Entertainment and Destineer Studios, the potential exists for the area to become the East Coast hub of game development. The question is whether the state government can develop an incentives package to help this nascent industry grow.
Read more |
|
|
| | | Business Leader Magazine includes a very nice article on the work done by the DGRC and Wake County Economic Development in its Fall 2008 Issue. The article begins: Computer games are serious business.Casual games, such as Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto 4 and Halo 2, are leaping off store shelves. Serious games (virtual simulations) are being created for training everyone from surgeons to astronauts.
Wake County will soon be the hub for the engines that run this powerful industry if Wayne Watkins, project manager for Wake County Economic Development (ED), and Michael Young, co-director of NC State University’s Digital Games Research Center (DGRC), have their way. Together, their two agencies have created a unique marketing partnership designed to attract gaming companies to Wake County from around the world.
Read more |
|
|
Young Presents on Capitol Hill |
|
 The Coalition for National Science Funding held another successful Science Exposition on Capitol Hill. Manning this year's booth for the Computing Research Association was Dr. R. Michael Young from North Carolina State University -- shown here with Representative David Price (D., NC) -- who did a fantastic job showing his work using the underlying technology of video games for more serious educational and research purposes. The exhibit received a great deal of attention from Congressional staff, Members of Congress, and other exhibitors. The event, a sort of science fair for Congress and staff, had 32 booths manned by researchers representing universities and scientific societies featuring some of the important research funded by the National Science Foundation.
Read more |
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next > End >>
|
|
Page 4 of 5 |
Activities 
