They suck, And pretty much everyone in the world knows it. why cant people actully make an awesome educational video game? Like Metal Gear Solid: Geomitry? Mortal Kombat: Precents? Grand Theft Auto: Grove Street Gramer?

as you can tell, i need one for spelling, 50 Cent: Spellin On Da Streets?

ill probibly photoshop some pics and expand on this idea in my blog later but i want to know what the community thinks about educational games.

wrong mario teaches typing, and another one where you had to eat prime number and u were a monster thing idk the name but those were fun for the age group. Its all opinion really. Also last week we play I think it was empire total war (im not sure exactly what rts we played ) in history class to show a battle

hmm i didnt know that.

but im talking more about games for high school students who need to study for the the tests t finish high school

wrong mario teaches typing, and another one where you had to eat prime number and u were a monster thing idk the name but those were fun for the age group. Its all opinion really. Also last week we play I think it was empire total war (im not sure exactly what rts we played ) in history class to show a battle
Number Munchers!! That game was the BOMB on the Apple IIe!!

Educational games aren't all bad, that's a pretty blanket statement. I was addicted to seeing what I could do in Real Lives, and both Typing Shark and Typing of the Dead were awesome.

Number Munchers!! That game was the BOMB on the Apple IIe!!

haha i just looked that one up, i wonder why i never got to play is...DAMN WHY CANT I BE RE-BORN IN THE 1980'S?!?!!

anyways im starting to work on the photoshoped pics for my blog its gonna be epic!

Any games with language settings I put into spanish, in preparation for my GCSEs in May.

Also, Zoombinis was a fun, educational kids game for Macs I played when I was younger.

Any games with language settings I put into spanish, in preparation for my GCSEs in May.

Does that actully help? i think i would just not be able to understand at all. And i would just miss out on the story line.

Its a tricky subject. most people buy/play games for fun. I wouldn't buy an educational movie, or an education song off itunes.

I would watch a documentary or listen to an audiobook (but prob not buy them).

essentially I think the only way you can combine the two is very subtilely, which the games industry isn't really geared towards education, and the education industry has been trying to tell us that games are bad for year.

my thoughts on it anyway

Its a tricky subject. most people buy/play games for fun. I wouldn't buy an educational movie, or an education song off itunes.

I would watch a documentary or listen to an audiobook (but prob not buy them).

essentially I think the only way you can combine the two is very subtilely, which the games industry isn't really geared towards education, and the education industry has been trying to tell us that games are bad for year.

my thoughts on it anyway

see i was thinkning about a game tha really doesnt tech the much but does enough that your actully learning. like doing some kind of math to determn an outcome i guess.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica_X had a memory game. Your bro tries to grab some golden pistols but then gets trapped in the closet and it starts to heat up. When you get his out he betrays you and takes the guns anyway. I didn't put this in spoilers because the game came out on PS2 in 2000 (possibly 2001).

Resident Evil: Code Veronica_X had a memory game. Your bro tries to grab some golden pistols but then gets trapped in the closet and it starts to heat up. When you get his out he betrays you and takes the guns anyway. I didn't put this in spoilers because the game came out on PS2 in 2000 (possibly 2001).

haha i dont think memory games are a way of teaching. but thanks anyway

No, they are ok, Oregon Trail was a educational game and that game was fun so was Where in the World is Carmen Santiago?, also good

I once made a game entitled "Jumpstart Quadratics". Very educational, but BOOOOOORING.

You could make a case for any famous game in History class saying that they were major parts of Pop-Culture of whatever time period. Or any WWII game.

While WW2 games aren't all factual wrong, I wouldn't say there is case for 'education' in games. As most games seem to take place between 1941 -> 1945, and generally only feature the US and Germany; Hardly a 'World War' (I know COD and some other games have featured other countries). It doesn't really give you a sense of the History of WW2.

Number Munchers!! That game was the BOMB on the Apple IIe!!

Indeed it was

Does that actully help? i think i would just not be able to understand at all. And i would just miss out on the story line.

FOr the games that support it, I have already completed them, and know the menus, great for some terms in FIFA 09, where it's the same as 08 mostly.

You could make a case for any famous game in History class saying that they were major parts of Pop-Culture of whatever time period. Or any WWII game.

CoD:W@W taught me wth Stalingrad actually was :lol::thumbsup:

OMG i played the hell out of origan trail II when i was in third grade mostly jus for the hunting.
i finished my blog on educational games and the ones i want to see, check it out and tell me when you thing.
theres game play pics and everything!

I say any COD game is educational when on the harder difficulty you try and go rambo then you get you mustache blow off..unless your Doc that is

I remember that game. I played it in school.

I remember that game. I played it in school.

ummm what game?