Over at Motion Math Games, a developer GeekDad has long admired for bringing math to kinesthetic learners, they have put their app where more apps should be – under the researcher’s microscope. They invested their own funds and partnered with the GamesDesk Institute to have a look at the real ...

It’s a fun thought exercise to think about what “technological innovation” might mean from a developmental perspective. I love the example about the age at which young children progress from using “thick” crayons to being able to manipulate the “thin” crayons. It may not be digital, but as a writing ...

When I first visited the Exertion Games Lab in Melbourne, Australia, I felt like I was walking into my own little corner of the fictional town Eureka. Amid the screens and wires and different projects in the various corners of the lab there was a commitment from the students and ...

When Santa brought our family a Wii, my wife and I spent the first hour testing it out by punching each other’s Mii avatars. I broke a sweat, and woke up the next morning with sore shoulders from the experience. We immediately initiated a rule that the Wii could only ...

Video games sometimes get roughed up by parents, teachers, and academics as having a negative impact on kids. However, a study conducted by researchers at Brigham Young University concluded that playing video games is good for girls … if they play with a parent. In an article appearing today in the ...

Dear Readers: A few weeks ago I devoted a column to the issue of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) generated by cell phones and other electronic devices that many people worry are causing an increase in a variety of cancers as well as a host of other healt...

After the birth of Kid B, I suffered from depression. My wife was suffering from her own Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, our new daughter was in the NICU for a month with a birth defect and underwent many surgeries, and I did not deal well. I...

Remember when you packed on those extra pounds when your Mrs. was expecting? It wasn't because all there was to eat in the house was the premium ice cream, Mallomars and olive-oil-soaked prosciutto-and-provolone stuffed cherry peppers she craved for yo...

Last month, industry and academic experts in human-computer interaction gathered in Atlanta for their annual CHI conference. The event was a chance for practitioners and theorists alike to share their work across a wide domain. A few of these projects focused on the domestic design space and bringing families together. Family ...