June 17, 2010 – GameDesk was awarded, in partnership with The Dayton Region STEM Center, funding from the “Race to the Top” program to design and develop a Physical Science Game-Creation Project that will embed grades 6-8 science standards into a full game development experience.   The Institute will develop this project in collaboration with the Dayton Regional STEM Center, whose hands-on project learning is characterized by problem-based learning experiences that engage students in scientific inquiry and engineering design.