definitely reinforces what Fraser says is the importance for an educational shift from learning to remember to learning to use and understand.

[thanks, Michael]

Console video games are expected to be a $40 billion business by 2010.

The average Playstation 2 game costs $8 million to develop, while PS3 games cost $15-20 million.

[Source: Slate]

In comparison, movie ticket sales generated $9.16 billion in 2006, and DVD sales generated a total of $18 billion, a number that is expected to flatten in coming years.
[Source: The Numbers, and Business Week]