The quest began with a simple remark by my 9-year-old son: “Dad, can we make our own video game?” My initial reply was a long-winded explanation about how complicated video games are, and how ...

It's a five-day course that takes kids through the process of building a video game.

Your kid loves video games, but is she learning anything from gameplay? Probably not much, but game publishers can make games to enhance both fun and executive function skills.

It must be really hard to make a good video game for kids. I know this because to date, I have only played one good console game made for kids. That game is Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U.

You have to play video games with your children. It isn’t optional anymore. It’s your parental responsibility. Your child is growing up in an electronically mediated world, where the line ...

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So, how can we help kids learn from their video gameplay? And can we do it without taking away the fun? Game publishers and tech companies have tried to create brain training and learning games ...

Games probably won't rot your kid's brain. But kids do need guidance in using them wisely. Here's how to help them, starting with spending some of your own time in the games your kids can't put down.

Many parents, especially those who don’t play video games themselves, may be reluctant to let kids play games over concerns about safety, violence, or even simple screen time.

Roblox has become a video game titan, in recent years dominating the world of kids’ gaming and earning $454 million in revenue last quarter alone. A new report argues that success is built on ...