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Senior Software Developer Hong Zhenyang has been interested in programming since he was 12 years old. At 15, he started dabbling in C++. Years later (and many programming languages after), Hong is now the lead for 3DHive.build, the …

After 4 years of work on the 3DHive platform, we’re pleased to announce that our patent was officially published in February 2013. Covering the method and system for hosting transient virtual worlds that can be created, hosted and …

< < < One of the first steps to creating your backstory is to figure out where your character comes from. Events in his/her past could be influencing their behaviour in each level. Does your character have a hidden past that needs to remain hidden?  How does he/she react to people he/she meets along the way? Excellent sources of inspiration for backstories could come from movies you’ve watched or books you’ve read. Detailed character lifepath guides from role-playing games c

This is the first of a series of staff interviews lifting the veil on Playware, so join us weekly and get a chance to peer into the inner sanctum of our studio and get to know the team! …

It’s an understatement to say that today’s kids are smarter than those of previous generations. There seems to be very little that they don’t know or have an opinion about. My kids, for example, can have prolonged discourses …

Microsoft’s technology policy portal and magazine Futures recently featured Playware and 3DHive. The article talks about the exponential growth of technological literacy in the youth and the possibilities of using games for learning and teaching in the classroom. …

Last month, the Singapore Business Review covered our company and flagship product 3DHive. The article talks about our vision for game based learning in the education technology space, along with our history and how it all started. Here’s …

Two weeks ago, we had a chance to host a games for learning workshop with teachers and educators from around Singapore at the Alienware Cafe in Chinatown. Participants discussed how to create 3D games for learning with a …

A week ago, we received exciting news – Playware Studios Asia made it into Microsoft’s list of finalists for its Partner of the Year Awards 2013! The Partner of the Year Awards is a way for the tech …

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Most afternoons these days, you will find my kids and I at home playing games. Since the weather often makes it impossible for us to be outdoors, we stay in and bond over “Monopoly”, “Snakes and Ladders”, “Gin …

< ,” said the president, “and he taught himself programming, primarily because he was interested in games.” Source: Gamasutra

Just this week, I sat in class listening to my students give presentations on a topic of their choice. There were interesting ones about saving dolphins and wanting to be a K-pop star but also yawn-worthy ones about …

Having been a parent for the last 9 years, I have become used to worrying about virtually everything concerning my kids. Their physical development, their mental well-being, their social skills, you name it and I’ve probably worried about …

These days, I have been thinking a lot about games-based learning (GBL). This is mainly because I have found myself involved in a project to design a game based on a book I am teaching. I have to …

With a title like the one above, one would think this writer must be an expert on the subject of engaging young minds. I must admit from the outset that this is definitely not the case. Far from …

As someone born in the 1970s, manoeuvring through today’s world of high-tech gadgets can be quite challenging. It seems as though you are spending half your life playing catch-up, trying to figure out how some new device works …