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Roblox will teach kids to code with new educational initiative
Roblox Education includes a free curriculum designed for kids aged ten and over
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Paradox partners with TeacherGaming on Cities: Skylines for education
TeacherGaming worked on versions of Minecraft and Kerbal Space Program, other select Paradox titles to follow
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Apple brings Everyone Can Code to schools for blind and deaf students
Initial launch in eight schools will tailor lessons to students' needs with accessibility resources
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UC Berkeley introduces League of Legends scholarships
University of California follows establishment of "esports community center" with new Riot Games partnership
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Video Games: Design/Play/Disrupt arrives at Victoria and Albert Museum this autumn
"Exhibition will provide a compelling insight into one of the most important design disciplines of our time," says V&A director
Opinion
Is a degree in games the best way into the industry?
The number of students studying game-related subjects in the UK has doubled in just a few years; while some established courses are great, students still need to be cautious about their choices
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Game design student figures skyrocket
Number of students studying game and/or graphic courses has more than doubled since 2015/16
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The Princeton Review reveals the best schools in the world for game design
University of Southern California and the Southern Methodist University ranked top for the second year in a row
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Video games graduates have more than doubled in five years
“We need to continue to increase the supply of highly skilled games graduates," says TIGA CEO
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Applications open for Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition
Smithsonian puts out call for indie devs to explore this year's theme of "game spaces"
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US government developing school shooting survival sim
Army and Department of Homeland Security working on first-person game that lets users play a teacher, cop, or shooter
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English schools failing to provide computer science GCSEs
“Computing education across the UK is patchy and fragile,” says Royal Society
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Dare Academy winners revealed at EGX 2017
Abertay student team Bit Loom wins trip to Los Angeles with double-ended dog puzzler Phogs
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BAFTA announces 2017 scholars
Two games designers among 39 recipients, one receives top honour of Prince William Scholarship
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Enhancing games education
PlayStation's Luke Savage and Next Gen Skills Academy's Marcia Deakin discuss solutions to the skills gap
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Hear Rare, Playground Games, Creative Assembly and more discuss careers at EGX
UKIE reveals line-up for its Career Bar
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Games for Change adds Los Angeles to Student Challenge
Teachers and students in New York will also be able to enter the design competition
Opinion
Talent Development: Time for a radical rethink
Paul Durrant, CEO at UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, on looking beyond university to address the UK industry's skills shortage
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Creative Assembly tackles "skills shortage" with ELAM partnership
Game Design course at East London Arts and Music has a curriculum designed and taught in partnership with the UK studio
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"Learn-to-play" studio Lightneer closes seed funding at $5 million
Finnish studio founded by ex-Rovio staff, scientists and academics prepares for first release
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Access to Music branches into games with £1 million investment
Independent Manchester-based college will offer B-Tech courses in Game Design, Games Art & Technology and Animation & VFX
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Kahoot! learning game platform closes $20 million series A round
Additional $10m funding arrives as MAUs hit 50m, ahead of mobile app launch later this year
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University of California to add Overwatch scholarship
UC Irvine introduced a League of Legends scholarship last year
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Sony is crowdfunding a kid-friendly robotics and coding kit
Sony Global Education wants $100k for KOOV, which will raise interest in STEM subjects among children
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BAFTA Breakthrough Brits: “The initiative that changed my life”
The Chinese Room's Alex Grahame and Unity's Liz Mercuri tell us how programmes like this can transform your career