Is it possible to make a good educational game?
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They already have.
Oh well, I'll throw in Amazon Trail, too.
Duck Sandwich said:
Jimmyjames said:
And I was beaten to most of them. Even Rama! How the heck was I beaten to mentioning Rama?!black lincon said:
Oh well, I'll throw in Amazon Trail, too.
The best educational games do not presume to be an education, but a fun game first.
I've met a lot of parents who worry that their kids are spending too long on games and not enough time reading. But when I've asked what games they play, a surprising number of them say RPG / RTS type games. When I point out these games require a good standard of reading and problem solving skills and an understanding of sometimes quite complex number systems they tend to have a different point of view.
As for younger children playing they can be good for developing spacial awareness and Fine Motor Skills.
I've met a lot of parents who worry that their kids are spending too long on games and not enough time reading. But when I've asked what games they play, a surprising number of them say RPG / RTS type games. When I point out these games require a good standard of reading and problem solving skills and an understanding of sometimes quite complex number systems they tend to have a different point of view.
As for younger children playing they can be good for developing spacial awareness and Fine Motor Skills.
Someone watched kirithem's video recently. As long as learning doesn't get in the way of the fun, then yes.
I'm probably going to be denounced as an Internet moron for this but: Who is kirithem?Ace of Spades said:
0_0DeadlyYellow said:
Are you fucking serious
YES I DO
AND IT WAS AWESOME (especially the sequel, which sent you on a NUMBER ADVENTURE)
It's possible, and they exist, but they're the ones that haven't been labeled "educational games". In order to still be a good game, learning has to be a byproduct, not the point of the game - or at least if it is the point, it should never feel that way.
Well from the era of Floppy Discs, I would say The Oregon Trail. But I'm not sure it would be easy to make a successful Educational Game.
He's a guy on YouTube who makes videos about games. He made one about educational video games.DrDeath3191 said:
When I was 10-11 my parents would get me Math Blasters and I really did learn from them. From 3rd to 5th grade our school let us buy some adventure game that covered a lot of topics, and I learned a great deal from those.
So yeah, they do exist. Just older people couldn't be arsed with them.
So yeah, they do exist. Just older people couldn't be arsed with them.
A lot of games are educational. Hell, nearly everything learns you something. But, I always thought that the Total War games were very educational, Rome was a bit off, but they're quite accurate.
Anybody heard of the Game Overthinker? Well, check out this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYD06FpSwQU&feature=channel_page] video. Anything that you need to think about is good, games often need you to read, and sometimes use basic maths skills, older games at least. Anyway, most games learn you something.
Anybody heard of the Game Overthinker? Well, check out this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYD06FpSwQU&feature=channel_page] video. Anything that you need to think about is good, games often need you to read, and sometimes use basic maths skills, older games at least. Anyway, most games learn you something.
I think it is possible, some games have been educational, just not in a "teach your child math" kind of way. I learned quite a bit from the Metal Gear series growing up. It does tell about real events in history (then twists them to hell.) as well as moral lessons.
Someone made the reflex arc (part of the nervous system) on little bit planet (read in a PS3 magazine, can't find you tube link). So a wholly education game may not work but (as an escapist article pointed out) using games to teach isn't impossible e.g playing WOW on a foreign server or civilisation games.
Depends on what you want to educate people in. In some cases, like history, it's not hard. In other cases you just need to something new. Take for example Portal, that could teach some one the basic laws of motion. (Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out) However, going into more depth would make things a lot harder.