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Learn With Portals

Valve Software

Valve Software has taken one of their most successful games, Portal 2, and created tools to put the physics-based puzzle game into the classroom. Read more

WEP proposes a new use for worked examples, one applicable far beyond science. When people from different disciplines and domains of expertise are collaborating to develop a new field, they have initially no well defined and widely accepted solutions to core problems. Read more

Level UP!

Scholastic

LEVEL UP! features a series of standards-based lessons that provide students with the knowledge and tools to design their own video games—right from the comfort of your classroom. Read more

GameDev.net

GameDev.net LLC

An online community for game developers of all levels, from the green beginner to the seasoned industry veteran, featuring frequently updated developer news, thousands of articles and other resources, and active forums. Read more

Well Played Journal

ETC Press

The Well Played Journal is a forum for in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. Read more

Youmedia

MacArthur Foundation

YouMedia is an effort by the MacArthur foundation to re-imagine learning in the 21st Century. Read more

Gamepocalypse Now

Jesse Schell

A game design blog written by designer and author Jesse Schell. Read more

Gameful

Gameful is an online “Secret HQ” where you can connect with other people who believe in the power of games to make us better and change the world. Read more