Gamestar Mechanic featured in New York Times article, 'Educational Video Games Mix Cool With Purpose'

Gamestar Mechanic featured in Village Voice article, 'Game Theory: A City School Explores the Educational Power of Playing - and Designing - Games'

Gamestar Mechanic featured in Scholastic Arts and Writing Blog, 'Behind the Scenes: An Inside Look at 2010 Video Game Design Competition'

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Gamestar Mechanic aims to be a fun and accessible environment for kids to follow their passion for games and game design.

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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION

Gamestar Mechanic is being developed in partnership with leading academic organizations and with initial funding from the MacArthur Foundation.

In Factory 7, everything is a game, and game designers rule. But there's trouble! The Saboteur wants to put an end to gaming! Step into the shoes of Addison, a young game designer looking for training. Your quest takes you around the entire Factory, where you'll meet characters from each of its Schools of Game Design. You'll need the design skills you learn along the way to save the Factory from those who wish to destroy the gaming way of life!

Factory 7 hosted its first ever contest with the 2010 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. It was the first year the awards featured a category for video games. There were over a hundred entries, with more than half of them made using Gamestar Mechanic. Winners were selected in March and will be recognized at Carnegie Hall this June.

Over the coming weeks, we'll announce details of our Beta Design Contest. We'll be awarding awesome prizes to mechanics who design great games that we'll feature when Gamestar Mechanic officially launches.