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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.
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 ...
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).
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.
For games that were originally released as freeware, see List of freeware video games. For free and open-source games, and proprietary games re-released as FLOSS, see List of open-source video games. For proprietary games with released source code (and proprietary or freeware content), see List of commercial video games with available source code.
JumpStart Games (previously Knowledge Adventure) Davidson & Associates (merged with Knowledge Adventure) SoftKey (acquired by Mattel, then Riverdeep) Brøderbund (acquired by Softkey) The Learning Company (acquired by SoftKey) Creative Wonders (acquired by the Learning Company) MECC (acquired by Softkey) Edmark (acquired by Riverdeep)
All types of games, including board, card, quizzes, and video games, may be used in an educational environment. [23] Educational games are designed to teach people about certain subjects, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand an historical event or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they play. [citation needed]
The game is available in both English and Spanish and free to both children with asthma and their carers. [3] The game was designed for educational purposes. [4] Originally developed as a CD-ROM game for use in schools, it was later made available online for free for use by parents, teachers, and students. [5]