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Gaming is rapidly expanding beyond proprietary operating systems to a wide variety of platforms, including Linux, and open source games are regularly being released. Would you like to learn more? Check out our introduction to open gaming.

Government and library open data using Creative Commons tools

Open data as a game

Government agencies have collections of data on everything from census demographics to toilet locations.

Unity 5.5 on Linux, Halcyon 6, and more gaming news

In this month's open gaming roundup, we take a look at the Unity 5.5 Linux beta and some exciting new releases for Linux and SteamOS. Open gaming roundup for September 2016…

7 open source Android apps for chess players

To gamify or not to gamify community

Human beings are inherently playful creatures. From birth, play has an important function in our lives—from skills acquisition, to competition and beyond. We continue this…

Leveraging 21st-century education with open source

Godot open source game engine helps power the future in West Virginia

Responding to a critical need for skilled technology and knowledge workers, the State of West Virginia recently established its first ever coding, app, and game design…

Classic Disney games, Transport Fever, and more Linux gaming news

In this week's edition, we take a look at the release of Disney's retro games for Linux, Transport Fever announced for Linux, and more. Open gaming roundup for July 31-August…

SWORDY, Day of Infamy, and more open gaming news

In this week's edition, we take a look at SWORDY, Day of Infamy's Linux debut, and more. Open gaming roundup for July 24-30, 2016 SWORDY coming to Linux SWORDY, a local party…

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