International Puzzle Day
January 29, 2017http://www.cute-calendar.com/event/international-puzzle-day/11199-world.htmlInternational Puzzle Day is celebrated on January 29. It was created in 1995 by game companies in the United...
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Pokemon GO, Play and Parks
Games and GamingNearly three years ago my friend Mike Lanza, of Playborhood fame, and I joined forces to find a way to use technology to encourage kids to play outdoors. After considerable research we...
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New Augmented Reality Game, Biba, Focuses Game Play On The Playground.
Games and GamingIf you’ve gone for a walk in your neighborhood this month, you may have seen numerous people hunched over their cellphones playing PokémonTM GO— a video game craze that has gotten...
View ArticleA Study on Board Games and Numeracy: Analysis, Implications, and Future...
http://www.tiltfactor.org/a-study-on-board-games-and-numeracy-analysis-implicati...Games and GamingTiltfactor - 4/4/12 - by CoteCan you learn math skills through moving your token in a board game?...
View ArticleSandbox Summit Explores Digital Kids, Parents, and Play
Toy Industry Association, Inc.Games and GamingApril 23, 2012 | Educators and scholars, toy and game designers, developers, child psychologists, digital media producers, analysts and innovators of all...
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SECTOR GUIDE: Games and puzzles
ToyNews Daily 4-26-2012 by Katie Roberts Games and GamingNo longer just a sector for board games and traditional puzzles. the games and puzzles market is quickly adapting to embrace new technologies...
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Active video games don't mean kids exercise more
Reuters – 2/27/12Games and Gaming(Reuters Health) - All that virtual boxing, bowling and dancing along with video game systems might not be helping kids meet their daily exercise requirements, a new...
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CLIF Kid® Launches 2nd Annual Backyard Game of the Year Contest With Richard...
The Wall Street Journal Market Watch – 3/20/12Games and GamingContest Reconnects Kids With Outdoor Play As New Survey Reveals Kids Spend 56 Percent More Time In Front Of A Screen Than They Do Engaged...
View ArticleFor kids, once a different kind of playing
by Nancy Rubenstein - NorthJersey.com 05/23/12Games and GamingPlaying most games once required leaving the house. You skipped rope outdoors, played tag, kicked the can and shot marbles - none of which...
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Baseball beats math class, but just barely
By Gordon Monson - The Salt Lake Tribune 05/15/12Games and GamingIf there’s anything in sports more encouraging than spending a day at the ballpark, watching baseball with 13,000 kids, I have no idea...
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Screen-Free Week
April 30, 2018 to May 6, 2018http://www.screenfree.org/whatissfw.htmscreen-free-week-logo.jpgScreen-Free Week (formerly TV-Turnoff) is an annual celebration where children, families, schools, and...
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International Puzzle Day
January 29, 2019http://www.cute-calendar.com/event/international-puzzle-day/11199-world.htmlpuzzle.jpgInternational Puzzle Day is celebrated on January 29. It was created in 1995 by game companies in...
View ArticleYou CAN Solve the Rubik's Cube
Games and GamingInitially known as the Magic Cube, today’s Rubik’s Cube—a six-sided puzzler that has challenged several generations—holds the title of best-selling toy of all time. Along with bubbles...
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iKids on the Playground
Games and GamingOver the past year there have been many articles written about the impact of screen time on children. Such concerns are nothing new. In the ’50s, many of the same dire predictions where...
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Pokemon GO, Play and Parks
Games and GamingNearly three years ago my friend Mike Lanza, of Playborhood fame, and I joined forces to find a way to use technology to encourage kids to play outdoors. After considerable research we...
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Takoma Park's Annual Mid-Winter Play Day
February 10, 2019Lets Play America8 Anual Winter Play Day flyer-page-001.jpg8th Annual Mid-Winter Play DayFebruary 11, 2018 1pm-4pm, Volunteers 12pm-5pmTakoma Park Community CenterThis event is...
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Biba and PlayPower Announce Partnership to Enhance Playground Experience with...
Partnership integrates digital and physical play into hundreds of new "smart" playgrounds Games and GamingSource: SOURCE: Biba VenturesVANCOUVER, BC and HUNTERSVILLE, NC--(Marketwired - Jun 13, 2017)...
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A jump rope station designed by VCU students is inspiring play, exercise and...
Games and GamingSource: Brian McNeill; VCU Public Affairs August 18, 2017The first of several retractable jump rope stations designed by Virginia Commonwealth University students has been installed...
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10 Ways to Play if You Only Have 30 Minutes
Games and GamingSource: Allison Sutcliffe; Red Tricycle 08/27/2017Your busy family is often short on time. But that doesn’t mean you can’t crank out memorable moments, even if they’re brief. So the...
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Future of Play – Evolving a Kid-Friendly XR Ecosystem
Games and GamingSource: Valerie Vacante; VR Scout January 7, 2018Do you remember what the future looked like when you were a kid? Did you imagine taking your hoverboard to school, zipping around town...
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