I’ve been critical of President Obama’s attitude toward the industry in the past, so I have a responsibility to point out that the administration seems to be getting it. Last week, he announced the National STEM Video Game Challenge. It’s the latest in a line of very worthy programs that challenge young students with designing [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Dangerous Minds
Posted in Culture, serious games, The biz, tagged college, education, Obama, Stem challenge on September 26, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Silver Mario
Posted in Culture, Games of our Lives, Nintendo, Old school, tagged Mario, Nintendo, Super Mario Brothers on September 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In case you’ve been under a rock, today is the 25ht anniversary of Super Mario Brothers original Japanese release. As I write this, “Mario Bros” is the #5 trending topic on Twitter. In addition to the usual suspects, a ton of mainstream press covered it. I even saw a headline about the anniversary on that [...]
