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A screenshot of San Francisco as rendered in Cities: Skylines.

‘Cities: Skylines’ Flood of Community Content

April 9, 2015Michael LeSauvage1

The mods and content from the ‘Cities: Skylines’ community continue to pour in. Here’s a look at some of the stand-out contributions.

6 Stages from Replication to Innovation in 3D Printing

February 13, 2015December 13, 2017Garth Sundem2

Here’s what happens when Ben from Sparkfun Education, a PhD psychologist, and a 3rd grade teacher talk about technology and innovation in education.

‘Darkest Dungeon’: Early Access Gaming at Its Brightest

February 6, 2015December 13, 2017Guest2

In Darkest Dungeon‘s most interesting take on the dungeon crawler, you’ll find that your heroes are anything but the indefatigable barbarians and wizards of high fantasy. These warriors, rogues, and priests are fragile creatues of limited health and sanity.

Game Review – Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons

January 12, 2015Tony Sims

Give me a bunch of units to move around in real-time or turn-based and I am a happy gamer. That said, let me tell you about Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons.

That Dragon, Cancer Kickstarter Launches

November 12, 2014November 23, 2017Andy Robertson

That Dragon, Cancer is a game about one family’s journey with terminal cancer. Today the developer announced their Kickstarter project.

Steam Locomotive Contruction in the 1930s

October 23, 2013Brian McLaughlin3

We do a lot of articles on GeekDad about modern technology and modern conveniences, but an old technology that still captures the hearts and minds of techies around the world is the steam locomotive. They are beautiful to see in a museum, and even more amazing to see in action.

Fund This: STEAM Carnival Puts Robots and Science Under the Big Top

May 15, 2013December 13, 2017Rachel Cericola

This traveling circus is looking to blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

RPG + Pinball = Rollers of the Realm

April 8, 2013December 13, 2017Kevin Makice3

Rollers of the Realm is a new Steam video game by Phantom Compass that incorporates RPG elements into classic pinball play. The group has created some videos to show how the combat works.

X-Com: Enemy Unknown and the 3 Fs of Thanksgiving Break

November 26, 2012James Floyd Kelly

Last year, when it was announced that 2K Games would be releasing a new X-Com game, I was a little pessimistic. Like a lot of X-Com fans, I was worried a new version would try to cater to the first …

Gamers Rejoice! There’s a Brand-New Ticket to Ride Map: Legendary Asia

August 2, 2012Jonathan H. Liu

Today Days of Wonder announced a new map for the digital version of Ticket to Ride — their first new digital map in about seven years. The Legendary Asia map takes you from Moscow to Mecca, Tbilisi to Taipei, and …

Ticket to Ride Steams Onto PC

May 24, 2012Jonathan H. Liu

Ticket to Ride is now available on Steam for PCs. The game costs $9.99 and comes with the USA map — but for the first week you’ll also get the map of Europe for free. If you download it, you’ll …

Last Minute Geek Gift Ideas

December 23, 2011Tony Sims

It’s down to the wire — and you still have shopping left? Well, if the people you have left to buy for are into geek culture (like you, since you’re reading this) then we are here to help. Here are …

STEM to STEAM: The Importance of Arts in Science

November 1, 2011Rebecca Angel8

For this month’s Muse of Nerds, I quickly grabbed onto the STEM to STEAM movement (adding ‘arts’ to the technical.) Creativity is the foundation for advancement in all fields. The arts — writing, music, art, theater and dance — paired with science, technology, engineering and math, foster a relationship between both sides of the brain […]

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