They learn that math is something that is real and relevant and that they can use it." To create their games, students choose a main character, a goal for that character to reach and a danger to avoid ...

Last week I wrote about the birthday of the world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace. Before she came up with the world’s first computer program (conceptually, at least), Lovelace was an ...

Can anyone reccomend good books for math in programming, more specifically 3D and game programming. What math would I need to be proficient to be a good programmer.

There is a general sense that programming is related to math and that people who are successful in math are often successful at programming. For math teachers, a natural question arises: “What is the ...

"These are programming games in which you're presented with puzzles that you have to solve with programming commands, either in pure code or in a more conceptual way. Ultimately, you're using ...

rew Mathisen has heard tales of the glass ceiling, the term used to describe the barriers women may face in rising up the corporate ladder. Now the 15-year-old Broomfield, Colo., resident can do ...

Math Playground came out in 2002, and has since provided kids of all ages an excellent way to learn new math concepts using fun games. However, some parents may not want their kids to look at a ...

You may have seen Minecraft used to teach programming or even mods that allow some in-game programming, but writing BASIC code inside Minecraft? That's virtually unheard of... until now. SethBling has ...

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. “Programming” in board games—where you lay down instructions in ...