In honor of Computer Science Education Week, I am doing a series about Computer Science. The first post was about how I got into the field. Today's topic is "programming for fun." Maybe you're in a ...

What might surprise some is that Mattera, Dumont and others who took part in the aquatic battles were doing more than playing computer games. They were building them, and, in the process, learning the ...

Washington teacher Tammie Schrader is so enthusiastic about computer games in education that she thinks they can be used to teach programming skills that lead to college — starting in middle school.

During the celebration, Professor Paul Curzon gave a public talk on “The Illusion of Good Software Design”. Afterwards, Hamit Soyel CTO of spin-out company DragonflyAI (which arose from the team’s ...

The Kano Computer Kit Complete does a wonderful job teaching kids hardware and coding concepts by letting them build their own PC and software scripts. And it’s fun! I’m not saying that as a grizzled ...

Professor Curzon leads the “Computer Science for Fun” project, which aims to engage students in computer science by presenting research in a fun and accessible way. Commenting on his award, Professor ...

Real talk: I think learning is always fun. (Yes, I am absolutely a Ravenclaw. Why do you ask?) But when it’s a literal game? Then it’s even better, especially when you’re a kid. That’s probably why ...

College and university students face a wide range of stressors, including the financial (how can I pay for this?), social (my new partner dumped me!) and developmental (doing my own laundry and paying ...

This is actually wonderful. Barbie’s had 124 careers since 1959, ranging from Stewardess to Paratrooper. Today she gets her 125th: computer engineer. You can tell she’s smart ’cause she’s got glasses, ...

There is a mystery at the heart of Too Much Fun, the new book about the history of the Commodore 64 by the Danish academic and game designer Jesper Juul: Why is the C64—by far the best-selling home ...