Tag Archives: 2011 scholarships
“Reality is Broken,” But Jane McGonigal Thinks Video Games Can Help Make It Better
The mission of Scholar Gamers has always been simple. Take something as enjoyable as playing video games and add a layer of productivity to it. Kids need money to get an education. Kids also enjoy playing video games. So, why … Continue reading
Peripherals; The Future of Home Consoles
BY: Vincent Parisi Part 2 of the “Future of Gaming” has arrived as promised. Having a lot to get through, let’s just jump straight into it. If you’ll recall (cue wavy flashback effect) last time around focused on how 3-D … Continue reading
Meet the Finalists from last weekends Championship Round
Fifteen competitors from around the United States came to Orlando, Florida to find out who was going to be the ultimate gamer. Watch their interviews and ask yourself – could I be next?
ScholarGamers Championship Event
“I couldn’t believe it was real.” Those sentiments were uttered by one of the finalists, and echoed by the rest of the competitors, in Orlando the evening before the Finals Competition began. Yet, here they were fifteen young adults competing … Continue reading
Aurora, IL’s Eric Martina Wins $10,000 Top Prize at ScholarGamers.com First-Ever Scholarship Competition
Holmdel, NJ (January 17, 2011)— Bringing his college dreams just a little closer, Eric Martina took home the $10,000 top award at ScholarGamers.com’s first scholarship competition. He faced-off in a nail biting series of online games against 14 other students … Continue reading
Congratulations
Scholargamers.com wishes to congratulate the following winners of the inaugural competition: Etmartina – 1st Place $10,000 Erik – 2nd Place $7,500 Charlie Coombs – 3rd Place $5,000 Congratulations and good luck to all in the current competition!!!!
The Spirit of Togetherness: Gamers Edition
BY: Vincent Parisi Ahh, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Is there anything more amazing? For most young students, the winter break is the greatest time of the year. A time for breaking in the brand new gifts … Continue reading
A message from the Founder:
Season’s Greetings! On behalf of the entire Scholargamers.com team, we wish you and everyone a very happy holiday season. We started our season of giving at 12:01 AM on December 16th, when we sent notices to all the students who … Continue reading
O Santa, Where Art Thou?
The Holidays are here, as if you could have somehow managed to avoid knowing, and with the holiday season comes a certain old, round-bellied fellow with a hearty laugh. No, I don’t mean creepy uncle Manny (who always gives you … Continue reading
CNBC Special Makes the Case For ScholarGamers.com
In this time of economic uncertainty, especially during the holiday season, the stress level can increase as high school students, college students and parents worry about how they will afford the next tuition payment. The founders of ScholarGamers.com understood this … Continue reading