A computer game created by a federal agency aims to teach children conflict - resolution skills and offer an alternative to violent computer and video games that have become popular with young people.
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard, Tcheky Karyo, Jurgen Prochnow, David Warner, Ginny Holder, Hugh Quarshie, Mark Hamill (voice) Director: Chris Roberts Screenplay: Kevin Droney (based on
the computer game created by Chris Roberts) Review published August 8, 2006
I believe the Mystery Case Files (MCF) games were the first hidden object
computer games created for adults - although I could be wrong (it's been known to happen on occasion).
Not exact matches
The company makes standalone digital
games for playing online and on screens of various sizes; it
created the solitaire
game that's preinstalled on Windows
computers.
As a 12 - year - old growing up in the South African city of Pretoria with divorced parents, Musk
created a video
game, Blaster, and sold it to a
computer magazine for the ungodly sum of $ 500.
Bill Budge — a well - known
game inventor under contract with Electronic Arts — has
created a self - constructing pinball
game in which the
computer operator can place electronic accoutrements anywhere in the playing field.
I
created my first passive income stream by selling
computer games in the 1990s because it was accessible to me.
You'll need to use the
computer or graphic paper to
create the baby shower puzzle
game, but the end result will be a lot of fun.
Johnson said the idea is to train the students in film production that relies on
computer technology to improve on current uses like motion - capture to
create movies like «Avatar» and video
games like «Tron.»
If he could
create a strategy
game that was superficially similar to chess but had many more possible moves, maybe he could outmaneuver
computers and reinvigorate the search for truly intelligent software.
Computer science researchers at North Carolina State University and Universidade de Lisboa have developed a tool for use with the
game Skyrim that can be used to
create nonplayer characters (NPCs) that allow for more variability and flexibility in
game play.
Better understanding how realistic touch sensations can break the VR illusion may help developers
create more engaging virtual environments for
games and virtual reality therapy, says Sean Follmer, a human -
computer interaction researcher at Stanford University not involved in the study.
In 2006, Joanne Macdonald, then at Columbia University, US, and her colleagues
created a molecular
computer that uses 32 DNA molecules and 128 DNAzyme - logic gates to calculate the next move in a
game of tic - tac - toe against a human opponent.
Instead bioinformatician Firas Khatib of the University of Washington used the collective skills of thousands of people playing an online
game called Foldit,
created by
computer scientists Seth Cooper and Zoran Popovic.
«We
create the virtual avatars in a format that is also used by the
computer games industry,» says Thomas Waltemate, who, like Achenbach, works in Botsch's research group.
These new technologies will be «incredibly valuable» for
creating sound effects for immersive environments like
computer games, says Robin Shenfield, chief executive of London - based digital production company The Mill.
Major advances in computational design, physical modeling and rapid manufacturing have enabled the fabrication of objects with customized physical properties — such as tailored sneakers, complex prosthetics, and soft robots — while
computer graphics research has seen rapid improvements and efficiencies in
creating compelling animations of physics for
games, virtual reality and film.
The video and
computer games guided portion of the webinar is sponsored by AMD Changing the
Game, an initiative of the AMD Foundation, which is designed to spark students» interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning by
creating video
games.
Wright and his team have
created an aesthetic hybrid of
computer games and graphic novels, resulting in an exciting and engaging style.
The DVD has a short feature on the making of the film, which was
created with off - the - shelf software as a sort of low - rent counterpart to the
computer animation applied in fellow nominees «Shrek» and «Monsters, Inc.» The disc also has two music videos, a dozen promotional TV spots, seven
games playable on
computer DVD - ROM drives and full - screen and widescreen versions of the film.
Now it's your time to
create a perfect time for yourselves playing
computer game and never get bored.
Many auteur directors
create films that seem to exist in pocket universes as self - contained, circumscribed and minutely thought - through as the virtual - reality environment of a
computer game or the fantasy setting of a paperback trilogy.
Set in the near future where everybody is a dick and plays Society, a sim
game gone wrong, the creator, Ken Castle (oddly enough played Michael C. Hall of Dexter fame)
creates a new
game in which deathrow prisoners are controlled via a
computer to kill each other.
You can
create skirmish
games against the
computer (though you have to do so using the multiplayer setup), but the real meat is in the multiplayer mode, which emulates the setup of the miniatures
game.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: A third - person action - adventure
computer and video
game published by Ubisoft, was released on 21st November 2003 which was inspired by Prince of Persia video
game series
created by Jordan Mechner in 1989.
Consider
computer generated images (CGI), the use of cones and spheres in
creating aliens in the popular TV series, Doctor Who, or perhaps think about the
computer games that wouldn't be possible without maths — you can sense the pupil engagement already!
Activities include alphabetical order, vowels and consonants, writing silly sentences with spelling words,
creating pictures with hidden words,
creating word searches,
computer activities, sentence construction, story and poetry writing,
games, opposites and rhyming words.
Alice 3.0, a popular object - oriented, Java - based
computer - programming environment
created by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, is coming soon, and it will provide essential arts assets from The Sims, the best - selling PC video
game of all time.
A simple how to guide to
create a simple racing
game to introduce
computer programming and capabilities of scratch.
A
computer scientist, for example, might parachute into a class and teach kids how to
create a
game using code.
Creating effort - to - progress graphs shows students their incremental goal progress in a concrete way to mimic the incremental progress feedback provided by getting to the next level on a
computer game.
For example, many children's
computer games are set in the outdoors and
games companies often make a huge effort to
create believable natural environments.
While the
games themselves weren't visually outstanding, the kids who
created them learned fractions and
computer skills simultaneously, and they had fun
creating flourishes like elaborate punishments and rewards for answers.
«The children had lots of fun
creating their own
computer games, and showed real technical ability!
There are a number of
computer - facilitated simulation and
game development tools available that can be used for soft - skill simulation, role - playing
game development and for
creating scenario / story - based content.
Here's the assignment I gave them:
create a
computer game based on the novel you just wrote.
Cody begins a quest to research current
computer games before
creating the prototype of his very own.
The research highlights the role that
computer games play in
creating informal knowledge, which
creates better traction for school - based knowledge to take hold in memory.
Teachers can up their own edtech
game by constructing video - based lesson plans that engage students and add technology literacy to their instruction, whether students are engaged in
computer - based learning or
creating video slideshows with the Animoto mobile app.
For the next 25 years, Dockterman tested and
created dozens of educational programs, among them the award - winning Science Court, an animated television show that aired on ABC Kids that taught the fundamental concepts of elementary and middle school science; the Great Ocean Rescue, a
computer application where students face four challenging rescue missions that take them deep into the world's oceans; and Decisions, Decisions, a
game that teaches students the complexities of topics like immigration, the constitution, environment, or building a nation through role - playing and informed discussion.
* Table of contents * Resume, including continuing education, special committee work and awards and special recognition * References * Letters of recommendation * Transcripts * Educational philosophy * Classroom management theory * Personal goals * Sample worksheets,
games and tests * Examples of lessons — units or projects * Photos of your classroom in action to illustrate your lesson examples * Examples of students» work * Final results of projects or committees you have been a part of * Optional: short video showing you in action in front of the classroom and one - on - one with students * Optional: screen shots and addresses of school or classroom websites you have
created * Optional:
computer disks and print - outs of programs you have written or modified
Like a good story, scripts, characters, scenes and plot development are all an essential part of
creating an engaging
computer game.
The event, hosted by Discovery Education at the school, saw pupils get hands on with classroom technology to
create exciting new
computer games.
Computer science camp providing opportunities to improve math skills, create computer games and design w
Computer science camp providing opportunities to improve math skills,
create computer games and design w
computer games and design websites.
They had lots of fun
creating their own apps and
computer games.»
The school's talented young learners used their ICT skills to
create a whole range of imaginative
computer games, using different programming languages, and featuring characters including dinosaurs, princesses and even HM The Queen!
Now, with the new Level It Up mobile learning
game engine, you can
create and distribute
games that your learners access straight from their smartphones, tablets, or desktop and laptop
computers, with no programming required.
But now, Playful Learning Center are
creating digital learning tools involving
computer games.
Beaver Green's 400 pupils regularly use online learning tools and e-books, and practice
computer programming by coding
games and
creating their own apps.
In considering the process of planning, developing,
creating, and reviewing a
computer game, educators thought about how pupils could develop a digital story using the same tools and process.