Kategorie: PC
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Create anytime, anywhere with OctoStudio
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday our friends Mitch Resnick and Natalie Rusk from MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten group tell you about OctoStudio, their free mobile app for children to create with code. Find their companion article for teachers in the upcoming issue of Hello World magazine, out for free on Monday 1 July. When people see our…
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases City Update VIII: Las Vegas
Reading Time: 3 minutesMicrosoft Flight Simulator City Update VIII: Las Vegas features one of the world’s most distinctive cities. Las Vegas (“the meadows” in Spanish) traces its name to a Mexican explorer who passed through the area in 1829 and found dense grasslands fed by freshwater springs. Founded on May 15, 1905, the city grew…
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Introducing a computing curriculum in Odisha
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe are working with two partner organisations in Odisha, India, to develop and roll out the IT & Coding Curriculum (Kaushali), a computing curriculum for government high schools. Last year we launched the first part of the curriculum and rolled out teacher training. Read on to find out what we have learned…
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A teacher’s guide to teaching Experience AI lessons
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday, Laura James, Head of Computing and ICT at King Edward’s School in Bath, UK, shares how Experience AI has transformed how she teaches her students about artificial intelligence. This article will also appear in issue 24 of Hello World magazine, which will be available for free from 1 July and focuses…
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun: Breathing Retro Life into the Cast of Enemies
Reading Time: 5 minutesWarhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a fast-paced, retro-inspired FPS that comes with buckets of pixelated gore. Taking on the role of a Space Marine, players previously had the chance to blast their way through a variety of Warhammer 40,000 inspired environments, and now we’re thrilled to announce the next expansion to our boomer-shooter…
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Coming to Game Pass: EA Sports FC 24, My Time at Sandrock, Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders, and More
Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome back to the regular “help me pick out what to play next” list (or maybe that’s just me) with Game Pass! We have more games waiting for you to boot up and play on PC, console, and cloud. Let’s jump in! In Case You Missed It But first, quick shout out…
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Forza Horizon 5: Modern Horizons Update Brings 5 Iconic Cars from Movies and TV
Reading Time: 6 minutesNow that flashback is over, it’s in with the new as Modern Horizons brings some of the greatest machines of our current decade. Technology, innovation, and a lot of power come to play as this series’ Festival Playlist Reward cars: the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N, 2021…
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Forza Motorsport: Update 9 Brings Endurance Races, the Iconic Sebring Track, and More
Reading Time: 2 minutesFeatured Track –Sebring 2023 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R Sebring International Raceway – Full Circuit June 12 5pm PT / June 13 12am UTC July 10 5pm PT / July 11 12am UTC VIP – Hatchback Hunt 2019 Hyundai Veloster N Forza Edition Silverstone National Circuit June 12 5pm PT / June 13 12am…
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: New Details Revealed on the Official Xbox Podcast
Reading Time: 8 minutesIndiana Jones and the Great Circle made a grand appearance at Xbox Games Showcase 2024 last weekend, showing off new gameplay, revealing new elements of the story, and treating us to an extended scene set in the Himalayas, as Indiana and new companion Gina attempt to recover a relic while avoid the clutches…
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Audiophile Pi
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs someone interested in giving old tech a new lease of life, the idea came naturally. “I was inspired by the many high quality network audio streaming devices sold by the major stereo component brands such as Sony, Cambridge Audio, NAD and so on but I couldn’t justify the cost,” he explains.…
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World of Warcraft: The War Within Is Coming – Why Now Is the Time to Play for the First Time
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorld of Warcraft’s The War Within expansion got a release date during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 – coming to PC via Battle.net on August 26, this expansion will be the first part of a trilogy of expansions known as The Worldsoul Saga, diving deep into the mythology of World of Warcraft.…
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Ara: History Untold Announces Release Date, Multiplayer Details, and More
Reading Time: 5 minutesEarlier today on the Official Xbox Podcast episode, hosts Malik Prince and Jenn Panattoni spoke with President of Oxide Games, Marc Meyer, and Head of Ara for Xbox Game Studios, Brian Stone, as they stopped by to share more in-depth details on Ara: History Untold, including new details on its multiplayer and –…
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Defending Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess’ Mysterious Mountain
Reading Time: 5 minutesSlowly but surely, the enigmatic Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is revealing itself to us, only to pose new questions as we peel back the layers on this unique game. Recently, Capcom shared some new background details on the festering Seethe, creatures of lore who pose a threat to the Maiden, Yoshiro,…
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The Xbox June Update Is Rolling Out with Updates to Consoles, Accessories, PC Gaming, and Cloud Gaming
Reading Time: 4 minutesWant even more options? There’s also a new setting that lets you adjust your dynamic background color without changing your profile color. Easily Connect Your Xbox to Your Wireless Networks Switching between Wi-Fi networks just got a whole lot easier for your Xbox. You can now remember up to 10 wireless networks…
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Mini Dexed
Reading Time: 3 minutesMini Dexed ports the concepts of the digital synthesiser to Python and Raspberry Pi, and is the brainchild of Simon Peter (aka Probono), who describes it as a ‘Dexed FM synthesiser similar to 8x DX7 (TX816/TX802) running on a bare-metal Raspberry Pi (without a Linux kernel or operating system)’ to produce eight…
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Mecha Break Coming to Xbox Series X|S in 2025, Apply for the Closed Beta Today
Reading Time: 3 minutesSummary Mecha Break will be available in 2025 for Xbox Series X|S, with a closed beta test coming only to Xbox Series X in August 2024. The game features three distinct game modes: 6v6 Battlefield mode, 3v3 Arena mode, and up to 60-player PvEvP (unavailable for the upcoming beta). Experience an arsenal…
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Young people receive their data from space and Astro Pi certificates
Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross Europe and beyond, teams of young people are receiving data from the International Space Station (ISS) this week. That’s because they participated in the annual European Astro Pi Challenge, the unique programme we deliver in collaboration with ESA Education to give kids the chance to write code that runs in space.…
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NASsie
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe got an email from Jeff Loeliger about a very cool project he’s been working on recently. “When you have several computers and lots of files around the house it is useful to have a NAS – network attached storage – device to share files, stream media with Plex, and back things…
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Avowed: Learn About the Story and a New Companion
Reading Time: 3 minutesSummary The Xbox Games Showcase provided a fresh look at Avowed with its first story trailer. Meet Giatta, one of the four companions you’ll encounter during your adventures. Discover the Dreamscourge and its devastating impact on the region. Take a peek at the factions at play and the choices you’ll face as…
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South of Midnight: How the First Gameplay Trailer Hints at the Magic to Come
Reading Time: 2 minutesEach new region will come with its own biome, a reflection of the South’s wildly varied landscapes. All of those biomes are inspired by real-world locations – Sears won’t go into detail about the later game yet, but tells me that the section we see here is set as you’re about to…
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Breaking Down the New Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Trailer – Arriving July 19, Pre-Orders Open Now
Reading Time: 6 minutesSummary The release date for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess has been set for July 19, 2024, and pre-orders are available today. In addition to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC, the game will also be available on Xbox One. The newly released trailer further explains the game’s unique…
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Imagining students’ progression in the era of generative AI
Reading Time: 6 minutesGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming more easily accessible to learners and educators, and increasingly better at generating code solutions to programming tasks, code explanations, computing lesson plans, and other learning resources. This raises many questions for educators in terms of what and how we teach students about computing and AI,…
