Ben-DutkaSony Computer Entertainment America has joined President Obama's bid to assist our children in becoming more interested in the areas of education and invention/innovation.
The president's "Educate to Innovate" Campaign for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (Stem) Education seeks to open the minds of youngsters in new and improved ways, so the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have decided to launch a $2 million open competition for any ideas that will help us "transform learning using digital media." SCEA, together with the ESA and Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, will team up with MacArthur to support Game Changers, "a new component of the competition." Basically, they're going to utilize the one game that always rewards innovation and creativity – the stellar LittleBigPlanet – and reward the best efforts in the area of level creation. SCEA will donate 1,000 PlayStation 3 machines, along with copies of the game to libraries and low-income communities. Said President and CEO of SCEA, Jack Tretton:
"We're thrilled by the opportunity to participate and support the Game Changer Challenge announced today. It casts a huge spotlight on the innovative medium that is video games and digital entertainment. It also embodies for us what we see everyday – – that amazing things can happen when you provide the right tools and environment, combine it with great technology, and put it in the hands of really creative people. More than 3 million unique users are actively playing, creating, and sharing user-generated levels in our LittleBigPlanet community and to date, more than 1.4 million unique levels have been uploaded to PlayStation Network. This sheer magnitude of imagination and shared learning is truly unprecedented. We’re extremely excited to have LittleBigPlanet and PS3 serve as the vehicle for this national competition and we greatly look forward to all the new innovations that will come out of this as a result."
You said it, Jack. This is a damn good idea, as far too many kids are left behind when it comes to science and math, and LBP can really help to get those "innovative" juices flowing. However, as I believe we're far more deficient in the arts these days, I'm kinda hoping Obama addresses that lacking at some point, too. Seriously, seniors in high school who can't spell ?
nuff said . . .
it only does everything.
exactly what I was thinking.
If only it could do my laundry 😛
Hexen, you should see what i've got wired up at home, damnit, this thing cooks me dinner.
the Game is just the start..becuase it can only do everything.
i think the 'because it can only do everything is a way better slogan though.
I know it does Everything but……even Obama?
Last edited by Snaaaake on 11/24/2009 6:05:57 PM
Hexen, it can even do your laundry.
Nahhh,
The PS3 will only do everything once it can conjure a REAL "S1mone" for me 😉
When I was in school my mom always said "If your homework was in video game format you'd make straight A's" I did fairly well in school but I will admit I'm jealous lol
obama sackboy yet?
now if some teachers used little big planet to make levels where students had to answer math problems or something to advance, we would have some smart kids on our hands
LBP Maths Addon, hmmmm…..
Ive seen some calculator levels made on LBP. Im sure a math level wouldn't be impossible.
Oh for goodness sake. Is there anything that this tool doesn't want to get is crubby hands on or get involved in? Stay the hell away from my kids Obama.
I'm trying really hard, out of respect to this site. I'm biting my tongue.
Bite your tongue real hard boy!
jawknee, i respect your views, and this is the only thing i will say as this is not the place for it. during the bush years, a $128b surplus became a $490b deficit, and i'm sure that has something to do with spending. keep in mind that surplus was there in 2001, and when bush took the hot seat: down $158 billion in 2002, $378 billion in 2003, $413 billion in 2004, $318 billion in 2005, $248 billion in 2006, $162 billion in 2007, and $410 billion in 2008. a quarter of that spending was non-defense too, ie iraq, afghanistan
Bush spent too much money, agreed. Obama is spending tripple and its only growing. Since I agree that bush spent too much, you can imagine how horrified I am now.
K I'm done. 🙂
I'm with you Jawknee
They can keep anything that the deadhead liberals come up with away from my child. How about some real education, but I guess that's too much to ask for. Obama is a joke and if they come out with an Obama character for LBP, I'll delete every file I have that's related to LBP.
tes37, how about No Child Left Behind…oh wait…
That's right Tes.
Otisfeelgood, not every opponant of Obama was In love with pres bush or his policies so stop assuming otherwise.
Obama rocks!
Haha, it's great to see him supporting the real gaming system
He's spending us into bankruptcy. You don't strike me as very wise. Don't misunderstand, I'm not saying your not intellegent, but to be a fan of a man who spends money we don't have like a kid in a candy store with a stolen credit card doesn't strike me a very wise.
You provoked me. Don't call me boy.
Take it some place else. This isn't a political forum.
well all i know is he seems to be doing good, but im a brit teen, what the HELL would i know.
anyways, shift politics somewhere else plzzs.
Jawknee, just think if Bush didn't do such a terrible job for 8 years Obama wouldn't be our President. Go WHINE somewhere else.
bush = underrated
Yeeeeaaaah, we don't need a political uprising in this thread.
Thanks.
Please do not tell Obama what comes after a trillion! I saw that on a bumper last week. Priceless.
Obama, Reed, and Palosi are good for one thing. They are going to wake America up and bring us back to fiscal conservatism I believe.
Thomas Jefferson: "A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – this is the sum of good government."
Ben this does relate to video games!! If I don't have enough money left in my pocket at the end of the day due to the government thinking they know best how to spend my money, I can't buy video games! =)
tommccrossin – Borat Mankini = under rated. Nice avatar.
Jawknee – you are my new favorite person on this site! (nod to you from an earlier post you made from last week ) =)
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Thanks myworstnightmar. Glad I'm not the only one who understands the danger were in.
If printing money was what you did to fix an economy and make it stronger, then Zimbabwe would be the worlds economic super power. Good to see I'm not the only one.
awesome idea, go Sackboy!
so after all the anti gaming comments Obama has made, Sony still helps out. cant argue with that
he can't be THAT anti-gaming if he owns a Wii and both his kids have DSs.
Sure he can. He also claimed he didn't know his pastor of 20 years, the man who married him and his wife and baptized their children was a nutty race bating anti american bigot.
You see, Berry's magic allows him to be for what ever he's wants. 🙂
Last edited by Jawknee on 11/25/2009 7:27:06 PM
Keep politics out of my games, dammit.
100 % agree
This is games getting into politics, not politics getting into games.
Geez. We can't get this moron out of office fast enough.
Jack Tretton 4 president!!!!!!
666 at our door?
Man I was just about to buy a second copy of LBP too. Read this article just in time to save my money for something else.
Obama gives a PS3 game some indirect props and some of you STILL find something to complain about and use this as a political rant in a non-political forum. 'Stay away from my kids' like he's a child molester or something, or 'keep politics away from my games' like LBP is getting a democratic endorsement. Only on the internet will you find people that actually complain the president is doing 'too much'.
Obama is not perfect at all, but every time you feel the need to whine about Obama as president, remind yourself that if we would've ended up with the alternative, we would be a bad day and a heart attack away from President Sarah Palin.
Last edited by Superman915 on 11/24/2009 4:05:05 PM
So…. you gonna whine about the whiners. Remind yourself not to tell people how they should feel. My kid means more than anything in the world to me and I will watch out for her best interests.
At this point, I would take Sarah over Obama or Biden any day. Sadly McCain wasn't a good enough option for the country at the time. Too many people believed the "Change" and "Hope" routine. Now I hope we can change in 2012. We are headed in a bad direction, and my kids and your kids are going to be paying for it for decades to come paying off this debt. I hope my kids, and grandkids have the money to enjoy video games when they grow up, or are they scraping to get by just to put food on the table. We all need to wake up, we are in serious trouble.
Last edited by MyWorstNightmar on 11/24/2009 4:54:02 PM
Obama is kinda like MW2. Both have lots of haters because they came in waaay over hyped.
I would've loved seeing Sarah Palin in the oval office!
FTW!!!
She surly couldn't have done any worse than those other 3 f*cking bozo's that ran for Pres & VP.
BikerSaint
Where the hell you been. Good to see the little dog again
Crows comment goes to the heart of them problem. Obamas the "cool guy". The guy all the younger people who aren't informed or experianced enough in life can all "feel good" about supporting. He's not a leader.
At least Palin has governed and successfully.
Last edited by Jawknee on 11/25/2009 9:55:23 AM
Lol smart move on Sony's part. Best way to sell more consoles and make more money-show initiative. Just like Goerge Eastman and the Kodak. He gave away about half a million cameras to the first borns of families in 1905. After that little stunt, sales of Kodaks soared through the roof. Sony is doing the samething here, but only on a smaller scale. Very smart on their part.
Aye, he's acknowledging the "hot" console