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Serious Games for Simulation, Education and the Enterprise

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Saturday, January 12, 2013 -- Serious Games for Simulation, Education and the Enterprise. Likewise, a wide variety of tasks, from corporate training to childhood education, have been variously recast in a "game" context with dimensions and purposes quite beyond simple "fun and entertainment." Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. ?Game,?

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Friday Tech Video Roundup For May 17, 2013

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What is the Two Bit Circus STEAM Carnival all about, and what is its connection to science and engineering education? Melon, a Los Angeles startup out of LaunchpadLA, wants to help people improve their focus with a brain monitoring headband. What is the STEAM Carnival? BLANKSPACES Downtown Los Angeles pitch. Image courtesy BigStock.

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Business 2013 - Optimism, But Check Your Strategy

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Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Increase operating efficiencies. Add new revenue streams, and more aggressive marketing. fiscal cliff.

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Cubic Buys Intific

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San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said this morning that it has acquired Intific , a developer of game software used in modeling, simulation, training, education, cyber-waefare, and neuroscience. According to Cubic, Austin, Texas-based Intific had approximately $14M in revenues in 2013, and had 80 employees. READ MORE>>.

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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

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All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. Pelv-Ice is a pelvic support device for post-partum mothers and a recent winner of the Accelerating Innovating Mentoring (AIM) 2013 incubator and pitch competition. Filled with innovation. I got feedback from the pitch I did there.

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Sony Online Entertainment Offers $10K Scholarship For Girls

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Sony said it will award $10,000 towards tuition or other educational expenses as part of its 2013 G.I.R.L. Looking to inspire girls to joint he video game industry, Sony Online Entertainment said today that it has begun accepting applications for its annual $10,000 scholarship which encourages women to join the video game industry.

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Creativebug Acquired By Jo-Ann Stores

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Creativebug , the online educational video site for the arts and crafts market which was last owned by Otter Media , the joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group, has been acquired by Jo-Ann Stores , the arts and crafts retailer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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