I let my 5-year-old make a game with AI. He picked up coding skills — but needed clear guardrails.

She let her 5-year-old vibe code a game. Her son had no technical vocabulary, but he managed to prompt the AI and pick up key ...
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Level up your skills with game-based learning in coding

Gamifying coding education is making programming more engaging, creative, and accessible. From HTML quests to CSS adventures, ...
PC World

How to make your PC feel new again, no upgrades required

PCWorld explains how to revitalize your computer’s performance without expensive hardware upgrades through software optimization and maintenance techniques. Key methods include enabling XMP/EXPO ...
WCPO Cincinnati

UC professor, student create fire safety video game for children

CINCINNATI — D’Arcy Smith was at the Cincinnati Fire Museum with his kids when he got an idea for a new video game. “There wasn’t a lot of stuff to engage with that was in their age range,” said Smith ...
Gizmodo

The Creator of Wordle Just Came Out With a New Game, and It’s Hard

After selling his hit puzzle game Wordle to The New York Times in 2022 for an undisclosed price somewhere in the “low seven figures,” Josh Wardle is finally back with a new game. But while Wordle ...
PC World

Make Xbox Game Pass affordable again

PCWorld highlights how Microsoft’s new Xbox leadership under Asha Sharma could address customer frustration over Game Pass Ultimate’s 50% price increase to $29.99 monthly. Microsoft Rewards points, ...
The New York Times

‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: Glen Powell’s Lethal Case of Entitlement

The actor stars in this comedy with a high corpse count, but the movie’s lightness soon becomes forced. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site ...
The Washington Post

The video game that started it all

Playing "Pong" during the Midwest Gaming Classic trade show at the Baird Center in Milwaukee in 2024. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) The ceiling of the lobby in One Liberty Plaza in New York’s ...
The New York Times

Day 4: Try a True Brain Teaser

A sharper, more resilient mind starts here. Monday Test Your Knowledge Tuesday MIND Your Diet Wednesday Try a New Workout Thursday Play a Game Welcome back! For Day 4 of the challenge, let’s do a ...
Engadget

YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool

Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives. The latest move comes from YouTube Gaming, which announced an open beta for a project called ...
Polygon

Horses developer says studio likely won’t make another game after Steam delisting

While most of the gaming world’s attention may currently be focused on the upcoming Game Awards, one story tells us more about the state of the industry than the shining lights of the Peacock Theater ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Trailblazing ‘Halo’ video game producer advises students to ‘make stuff’

Editor’s note: This story is part of Meet a UChicagoan, a regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community. From the moment Alex Seropian’s father brought home ...