Knowledge Quest
Country of Origin: Australian Languages: English Developer: Media Saints Publisher: Jacaranda Year Published: 2012 Platforms: PC, OSX Genre: Action Adventure Age Range: 11-13, 14-16 Subjects: English; Language skills Knowledge Quest brings together the worlds of education and gaming as a fun way to master key literacy skills in English, including grammar, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and […]
DS Gakken Chinese all-in-one DS
Country of Origin: Japan Languages: Japanese Developer: Gakken Publisher: Nintendo Year Published: 2008 Website: http://www.gakken.jp/dc/ds/chinese/ Platforms: Nintendo DS Age Range: Adult Subject: Language Skills Gakken Chinese is a Chinese language learning game from Nintendo, designed to teach Chinese pronunciation primarily to Japanese language speakers. Gakken Chinese puts very powerful and useful technology into a low cost […]
ScribbleNote (Series)
Country of Origin: US Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch Developer: 5th Cell Publisher: Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment Year Published: 2009 Website: www.scribblenauts.com Platforms: Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, WiiU, Windows (Steam) Genre: Puzzle Barriers to Entry: Very low. Touch/stylus control only, readily available platforms. Age range: Late Elementary, Middle School, High School Subjects: […]
Poptropica
Country of Origin: US Languages: English Developer: Jeff Kinney Group Publisher: Family Education Network Year Published: 2007-present Website: http://www.poptropica.com Platforms: Web Genre: Massively Multiplayer Platformer, Puzzle Barriers to Entry: A computer with a broadband internet connection and Adobe Flash capability (mid-range laptop or personal computer). Age range: 6-15 Subject: Digital Literacy Poptropica is a lightly educational […]
Humanos Recursos
Year Published: 2011 Game Developer: Tiza Papel Byte Game Publisher: Tiza Papel Byte Country of Origin: Argentina Language: Spanish Platform: Web Genre: Puzzle, Quiz Age Ranges: 9-11, 11-13, 14-16, 16-18 Subjects: Civics, Social Studies Was slavery really abolished? That’s the central issue at stake in Humanos Recursos. The game starts by asking questions about the […]
Haki 2
Country of Origin: Kenya Languages: Kiswahili, English Developer: Afroes Publisher: Afroes Year Published: 2013 Website: http://www.afroes.com/games/ Platforms: Android, Java Genre: Puzzle, Quiz Subjects: Social Studies Haki 2’s simple puzzle and quiz mechanics challenge players to answer questions about political ethics and embrace Kenyan national pride. The game pits players against Mboss, an evil villain who is […]
Run That Town
Country of Origin: Australia Languages: English Developer: Australian Bureau of Statistics Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia Year Published: 2013 Platforms: iOS Genre: Simulation, City Building Age Range: 10+, even our adult reviewers found something to enjoy here. Subject: Social Studies Run That Town is a city-building game in the vein of SimCity or CityVille, but with […]
Villa Girondo’s Future
Year Published: 2010 Game Developer: Tiza Papel Byte Game Publisher: Tiza Papel Byte Country of Origin: Argentina Language: Spanish Platform: Windows Genre: Simulation Subject: Social Studies Age Range: 9-11, 11-13, 14-16 Villa Girondo is a small town in danger of being relocated due to the construction of a hydroelectric dam. Since not everybody is in […]
Animal Kaiser
Country of Origin: Japan Languages: Japanese (also Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, other Asian). Possibly English (unclear) Developer: SEGA Publisher: SEGA Year Published: 2009 Website: http://www.animalkaiser.com/jp/ Platforms: Arcade kiosk Genre: Arcade CCG Age Range: Teen Subject: Science Animal Kaiser is an example of a whole genre of games popular in Japan that are coin-operated cabinets placed in public […]
Aglodoo
Country of Origin: Sweden Languages: English Developer:Algoryx Publisher: Algoryx Year Published: 2013 Website: http://www.algodoo.com Platforms: PC Download, Mac Download, iPad Genre:Physics simulator Barriers to Entry: Middle-range Mac or PC needed for play, or iPad (3 or later). Large amount of instruction reading required to learn software. Simulation is quite complex and tutorials require strong tenacity to […]