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IBM Launches PowerUp - A Free 3D Multiplayer Science Game |
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Written by OnlineKidz
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Saturday, March 08 2008 |
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InformationWeek reports IBM has launched a free 3D science game, called PowerUp, designed to promote environmental awareness and generate interest in engineering careers.
The virtual science game lets multiple players create avatars that race electric-powered buggies across the desert in search of heliostats and junkyard parts to engineer and rebuild wind turbines and solar panels. Players also are challenged to harness water power and make decisions about energy consumption on a planet that faces ecological ruin. They meet in an orientation center to chat with each other, as well as with nonplaying engineers who provide their experience and act as guides.
Accompanying lessons provide fodder for discussion of energy and other topics. An interactive module allows young people to learn about 3-D technologies and how to build virtual worlds.
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How to Make Your Game Consoles Kid-Safe |
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Written by OnlineKidz
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Saturday, March 08 2008 |
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If you would like to learn more about the parental controls available in the latest generation of game consoles, c|net's Crave blog has put together a nice step-by-step guide on how to implement the controls on each system.
This is especially helpful if you're about to purchase your first console and would like to see what controls are available and how easy they are to invoke.
These three guides will walk you through setting up parental controls on each of the three major systems, along with the PSP.
- Microsoft Xbox 360
- Nintendo Wii
- Sony PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable
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NASA Developing MMO Learning Game |
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Written by OnlineKidz
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Monday, January 21 2008 |
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Wired magazine's Game|Life reports that NASA is working on the development of a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) learning game.
The goal of this virtual world is to create a "synthetic environment" that could serve as "tools for teaching a range of complex subjects," giving users experience with pertinent scenarios such as "chemical reactions in living cells, practice operating and repairing expensive equipment, and experience microgravity."
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