Educational game
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Educational games are games, including video games of this genre, designed to teach people, typically children, about a certain subject or help them learn a skill as they play. Some people call these types of games edutainment because they combine education and entertainment. (At the moment this article primarily deals with video games.) Closely related to the use of educational games is the use of what is known as Serious games.
Examples
There are many educational games. Games that parents and teachers play with children usually have some kind of educational value. Some examples include:
Non - video game Educational Game Examples:
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 is impractical. Numerous subgenres exist, each for a different field (math games, typing games and so on).
Notable games in the genre include the Carmen Sandiego series, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, and the Oregon Trail series.
Programming games like Robocode and Core War may also be put in the educational category.
A somewhat less serious approach to the genre is typified by the typing tutor The Typing of the Dead.
See also
External links
- Play and learn - weekly updates on the latest educational and children development toy positions.
- 3Dnauta - Easy and very difficult game Spatial contest, only for 3D genius.
- Lara's games for kids
- Apples4theteacher - Online Math Games for Kids Educational math games for young children.
- Apples4theteacher - Interactive Coloring Pages Coloring page readers entertain young children and provide building blocks for literacy.
- Easy MEMO - THE Concentration Game An educational memory game with lot of powerful features.
- Educational toys and games Educational toys and games recommendations
- Children's Educational Toys Educational toys for boys and girls.
- The Adventures of Josie True Online educational game for girls, targeting 5th grade science and math curricular areas. Teacher's guides online for free download.
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