Items tagged with Child

by Joel Hruska - Mon, Jul 15, 2013

Among The Sleep Alpha Is A Must-Download Demo of A Fabulously Creepy Game

Every now and then, someone has a fabulous idea in gaming. Sometimes that involves hordes of undead zombies, or a rocket launcher and the literal forces of Hell. Sometimes it means spending hours thinking "Just one more turn" as you craft the destiny of a city or an entire civilization. Sometimes it means being two... Read more...

by Michael Santo - Mon, Jun 08, 2009

11-Year Old Astrophysics Fan a College Graduate

Well, it now appears that an 11-year-old has raised the bar so high that others entering college can just give up. Yes, we said others entering college, because Moshe Kai Cavalin, 11, has just graduated from East Los Angeles College, with a 4.0 GPA, no less. His favorite subject: astrophysics. Yep, we pull open astrophysics books every... Read more...

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

Video Games Helpful to Children and Surgeons

New studies conducted at a number of prominent Universities around the country have finally revealed what many of us gamers and long time technophiles have known all along--video games can help kids learn, and improve dexterity and some cognitive functions.Other information gathered from the studies, however, didn't focus solely on game-playing... Read more...

by Michael Santo - Mon, Sep 24, 2007

"One Laptop per Child" to sell to the public

Following up on their prior announcement that they were mulling over public sales of the XO-1, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation has announced the "Give 1, Get 1 Program."One laptop will be sent to the buyer whilst a child in the developing world will receive the second machine The G1G1 scheme, as it is known, will offer the laptops... Read more...