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Monday, July 19, 2010
Here is a list of educational games that can be used to teach kids during the school year or over the summer break. Here are some games based on Nobel Prize winning research. These games cover the topics of physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, peace and economics. The Blood Typing Game 2. Moon Base Alpha.
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Here is a list of online games and related items that I presented at the Fall 2009 Business Teacher Seminar in Grantville, PA. The game is now under the watchful eye of Junior Achievement.) Tags: Games Games video games For some informational but fun videos on financial topics, check out CommonCraft.
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
I had a lot of positive feedback on my list of educational games in my post It's All Fun and Games and Then Students Learn. So, here are some more educational games that might be of interest. WolfQuest In this game, you learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park. Ages 11-14.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
First is a web site called HA Games. This web site, which requires a login, has games focused on Algebra, Physics and the Periodic Table. Here is a screen capture from the game called AlgebraArcade. You can also check out games based on Nobel Prize winning research. These games might be too simplistic for older students.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Interested in building casual games for your learners? Read on for notes from a webinar today, April 9, 2009: Building Better Learning Games: Leveraging Game Design and User Testing for Results Our hosts today: Enspire Learning (Ben Katz) Doorways to Dreams D2D -- financial entertainment. Focus on casual video games.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. So here they are – a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. If you are already developing learning games, these links will broaden your horizons, as they did mine. What Makes a Learning Game?
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
When writing the whitepaper about Casual games , I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links. So here they are - a Top 100 Learning Game Resource list. If you are already developing learning games, these links will broaden your horizons, as they did mine. Marc Prensky - Digital Game-Based Learning.
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Monday, October 5, 2009
Here is a recap of some facts assembled by the Entertainment Software Association : A total of 254 universities and other institutions of higher learning in 37 states and the District of Columbia now offer courses and degrees in computer and video game design, programming, and art. Among parents who play computer and video games, Peter D.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Or if you just like designing vehicles, bridges, buildings, consumer electronics, then there are a lot of really great games for you to check out. In this game, your job is to design a cart to transport coconuts over a rough and tumble terrain to a coconut shredder. WARNING: I find this game addicting. Tags: Games
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
James Paul Gee, who writes prolifically about video games for learning, has a paper out titled Good Video Games and Good Learning. You should check it out yourself but here are a few points from the 14 he lists in the article related to the learning principles good games incorporate. In fact, in a game, failure is a good thing.
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