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Games aren’t just for kids. GameSchool offers help to parents and educators so that they can better understand games. The gaming medium is constantly growing and changing and it can be difficult to keep up with such a complicated shifting landscape. To help others understand gaming, we offer seminars and family nights so that they can become more familiar with what kind of games are out there. It is also our hope that we can prepare parents for the incredibly rewarding experience of sharing in play with their children.

Intro to Video Games

In this workshop you will learn a brief history of video games, but more importantly they will learn how to identify and understand just what their kids are doing then they are spending so many hours in front of a TV set. Learn how to identify different game systems, the types of games that are out there, and what may or may not be appropriate for children. By then end of this workshop, parents will be able to handle any game system, have a good understanding of the different kinds of games, available and know which games they should let their children play.

Intro to Collectible and Tradable Card Games (and Pokémon)

Since showing up on the scene almost 20 years ago, collectible card games have dominated the gaming market and the attention of children everywhere. Once they became fused with Pokémon these games have become an unstoppable force on the playground. In this workshop we’ll teach you how to play the most Pokémon card game, but also the basics of some of the other games out there so that should you child’s taste in a particular game ever change, you will be able to quickly follow.

GameTutors!
Learn to play video games just as well as your kids! You’re familiar with video games but your problem is that you’re bad… really bad at them! You know it, and your kids know it. This course will give you pointers on playing some of the most popular multiplayer games. We’ll also give you insight into the culture that surrounds video games and how to understand what is being said by @11 teh 1337 g@m3®z.

For more information contact us at 310-424-5772
or email gameschool@starinc.org

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