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This is a list of notable educational video games. There is some overlap between educational games and interactive CD-ROMs and other programs (based on player agency), and between educational games and related genres like simulations and interactive storybooks (based on how much gameplay is devoted to education). This list aims to list games ...
These are educational video games intended for children between the ages of 3 and 17. While most of these games have an EC (Early Childhood) rating according to the ESRB , some of these games have a K-A/E (Everyone) rating.
A VTech educational video game. An educational video game is a video game that provides learning or training value to the player. Edutainment describes an intentional merger of video games and educational software into a single product (and could therefore also comprise more serious titles sometimes described under children's learning software).
Educational software, as the name implies, are a subset of educational games which attempt to teach the user using the game as a vehicle. Most of these types of games target young user from the ages of about three years to mid-teens; past the mid-teens, subjects become so complex (e.g. Calculus) that teaching via a game may be impractical.
Midnight Rescue is a side-scrolling adventure game whose objective is to prevent a school from disappearing by midnight by deducing Morty Maxwell's hiding place. To do this, the player must roam the halls of Shady Glen School and piece together clues received by reading articles and correctly answering questions about them.
The video-game series was produced concurrently with a TV series of the same name, with characters and voice actors from the show. In each game, Madeline guides the player through educational mini-games. Activities include reading comprehension, mathematics, problem-solving, basic French and Spanish vocabulary, and cultural studies. Each game ...
For example, at the start when I was really unmotivated, I'd give myself 50 points for taking a shower and cleaning my room. I'd then "spend" those points on going to a café, which might cost 30 ...
In his book What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee talks about the application and principles of digital learning. Gee has focused on the learning principles in video games and how these learning principles can be applied to the K-12 classroom. Successful video games are good at challenging players.