LOS ANGELES, CA, Sept. 30 – World Cyber Games (WCG) kicked-off a four-day competitive gaming competition today at the Los Angeles Convention Center, celebrating 10 years of uniting the best computer and videogame players from around the world.

As part of the WCG 2010 Grand Final kick off, WCG donated Samsung SyncMaster computer monitors to the GameDesk Institute through the Los Angeles County Education Foundation (LACEF) to enhance STEM-based GameDesk pilot courses and after-school programs.

“Games and technology are a great way to engage at-risk kids,” said Madeline Hall, director of the Los Angeles County Education Foundation. “Having access to the best tools in our classrooms will help disadvantaged students experience the opportunities available for them in the broader world.” “This is a generous contribution, the Institute will put this technology to work right away,” stated Lucien Vattel, GameDesk’s executive director. GameDesk’s mission is to change models of learning though the engagement of games and technology authorship. The Samsung technology will be used in math and science pilot programs at various schools throughout LAUSD and in the after-school lab projects within the Institute.