Educational+Game+Reviews

toc =Educational Video Game Review Assignment= Due 8/1 - 6:00pm 20 points

Pick an ‘educational’ video or computer game to examine, and create a wiki entry for that game, detailing how the game itself is played, any principles of learning involved, and specific content learned (or practiced) from playing. This project is due at the fourth class, and will be presented to a small group of other students. For a list of suggested games for this project, see the 'Educational Game Directory'.

Specific Assignment Details

 * 1) Try to pick a game no one else in the class is reviewing. Once you decide on a game, please post the name of it in the [|discussion thread] so other students can pick different games.
 * 2) Some educational games are very short (more like mini-games). If the game you picked doesn't take at least 45 minutes to play, consider adding a second, similar, game to the review too. For example, many of the Civics games are short and complement each other.
 * 3) Your review should include the following elements:
 * //(4 points)// A brief description of the game. You may include images or even video clips to help give readers a better idea of the game.
 * //(5 points)// The kinds of learning involved (i.e. What specifically did you learn from playing the game?). Think about the game tasks, objectives, terminology, etc. What skills did you need to learn to be successful at the game? Note that many 'educational' games don't actually teach new content area skills, but rather allow students to practice skills they've already learned elsewhere.
 * //(5 points)// The kinds of teaching involved (i.e. How did the game teach you?). Think about the kinds of feedback, rewards, guidance, and information the game gave you, and how it paced and structured your learning. Which Principles of Learning did the game utilize?
 * //(6 points)// Your overall reflections on playing the game. How might a teacher use the game in their curriculum?

Submitting The Assignment
Here are the steps for submitting the Educational Video Game Review Assignment:
 * 1) Create a new wiki page. After logging into the wiki site, click on the 'plus' symbol next to 'Pages and Files' at the top left of the page.
 * 2) Name the new page the name of the game you chose.
 * 3) Once you are finished with the wiki page, add a link to it at the bottom of this page:
 * 4) Click on the 'Edit' button at the top right of this page.
 * 5) Add your game to the list of Educational Video Game Reviews at the bottom of this page.
 * 6) Highlight the text, and click on the 'Link' button on the toolbar.
 * 7) Find your wiki page on the popup menu, and click 'Add Link'.
 * 8) Save your change to this page.

Educational Video Game Reviews (Pacific University Spring 2017)

 * ===iCivics - Win the White House (Lelia)===

Educational Video Game Reviews (Pacific University Summer 2016)

 * ===__**BBC Musical Mysteries and Project Unison (Kaitlyn)**__===
 * ===__**Branches of Power (Kyle)**__===
 * ===__**Tyto Ecology (Jourdan)**__===
 * ===Mission U.S. (Kaylee)===
 * ===ElectroCity (Caitlyn)===

Educational Video Game Reviews

 * ===Cool School (Erin)===
 * ===**Villainy, Inc. (Terry)**===
 * ===Pandemic II ( David)===
 * ===Benthic Love (David)===
 * ===__**Sumdog (Caleb)**__===
 * ===**i Civics (Max Perry) **===
 * ===Ayiti - the Cost of Life (Adam Harris)===
 * ===MIND Institute Math game (Megan) ===
 * ===**Math 4 Raft Race (Brooke)**===
 * ===__**Pandemic II (Jared)**__===
 * ===CSI - The Experience (Baker)===
 * ===Rocksmith===
 * ===Immigration Nation and ICED===
 * ===CSI / Refraction (Johnathon)===
 * ===The Blood Typing Game - Kathryn===
 * ===Dance Mat Typing===
 * ===The ReDistricting Game===
 * ===Cool School (Eliane)===
 * ===WolfQuest (Sam)===
 * ===ElectroCity (Arredondo)===
 * ===Cool School (Renee)===
 * ===Papers, Please (Cristina)===
 * ===PeaceMaker (Brandon)===
 * ===Nike+ Kinect Training (Jesse)===
 * ===Darfur is Dying (Christen)===
 * ===We the Jury (Victoria)===
 * ===A Closed World (Olivia)===
 * ===Argument Wars (Katie)===
 * ===The ReDistricting Game (Example Review)===
 * ===Lure of the Labyrinth (Patrick)===
 * ===The ReDistricting Game (Gabriel)===
 * ===Mission US (Bill Wellen)===
 * ===WolfQuest (Susan)===
 * ===Transform It! (Rebekah)===
 * ===Super Scribblenauts (Dan)===
 * ===Branches of Power (Scott)===
 * ===Storm Tracker (Charles)===
 * ===Handball Challenge: Training Camp (Jordan)===
 * ===My Word Coach (Tim)===
 * ===MayaQuest (Ruth)===
 * ===Villiany, Inc (Kevin)===
 * ===EcoDefenders (Stephi)===
 * ===Windfall (Justin)===
 * ===Branches of Power (Leigh)===
 * ===Darfur is Dying (Roqayah)===
 * ===** Dragon Box (Joe) **===
 * ===Garbage Dreams (Courtnay)===
 * ===**Refraction Game (Robin)**===
 * ===**Over the Top (Patrick)**===
 * ===**The Great Piggy Bank Adventure (Amy)**===
 * ===**3rd World Farming (Lisa)**===
 * ===Agent Higgs===