We investigated the issue thoroughly, and the answer is a resounding 'maybe'

With social media increasingly used as a recruitment tool, is it time for us to pay more attention to what we put online?

The scare stories have it wrong; Facebook is a force for openness and accountability in the world, argues Eduard Mead.

There are now more than 200,000 education apps available to download on the app store. If you laid them all end-to-end, they wouldn’t reach very far, because in physical terms they’re nothing more than electronic patterns on tiny little magnets in your iPad – but there are still a huge amount with variety to suit every taste.

On 15 September, the Open University, in collaboration with the Serious Games Institute, will host a 24-hour conference. Opening in Hong Kong, the focus will shift to Europe as the eastern evening meets the UK morning, handing over at our sundown for a final eight hours on the US western coast. Despite crossing many time zones during the day, conference chairs and delegates will meet at a single location, and never have to leave the comfort of their own armchairs.

Andrew Macdonald, 22, is starting the third year of his computer arts course at the University of Abertay Dundee, having spent a year at Disney

If you have the skills you'll find a role to play in the gaming industry whatever your background

Choose the right degree and you could be well on course for a rewarding arts-based career in the games sector

Jason Avent, a hugely successful games director, has some tips from the top on how to get ahead in gaming

Format: PS3, PS2, PC, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360; Publisher: Capcom; Price: £39.99

Format: Xbox 360, PS3; Publisher: THQ; Price: £29.99

Format: PC, PS3, Xbox 360; Publisher: Disney; Price: £39.99

Format: PS3, Xbox 360; Publisher: Rockstar Games; Price £44.99

With the sales of video games going through the roof, jobs in the industry are hitting new levels too, says Dan Poole

Swifter, higher, stronger. The Olympic motto has never been more apt – with London 2012 next up, now is the time to go for gold with our alternative events, says Dan Poole