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Hephaestus
Massively Multiplayer
XBox Online
Mechanical Engineering |
Design
robots, terraform and colonize the planet Hephaestus.
Environmental variables such as distance, elevation, or surface
type, correspond to a physics concepts. |
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Dreamhaus
Sim Design Tool
PC
Structural Engineering |
Learn
principles of engineering and physics by investigating virtual
architecture sites, solving environmental engineering puzzles,
and designing buildings. |
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Daedalus'
End
Civil Engineering Engineering Ethics
Multi-Player
PC / XBox Online |
Role
play as engineers on environmental engineering projects such
as dams or highways. Investigate the impact of such construction
projects and then experience the consequences through participating
in an online, simulated virtual world. |
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Environmental Detectives
Environmental Engineering
Investigation
Handheld PC |
Play
as different parties investigating health problems in their
city stemming from point-source pollution problems. Learn
the science behind contaminants such as mercuric chloride,
the properties of chemical cycles, and inquiry skills.
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Physics |
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La
Jungla de Optica
Optical Physics
Single Player RPG
PC / XBox |
Rescue
an archeologist and his niece from a band of tomb-raiding marauders.
Players work through the Temple of Light, solving optics puzzles
and constructing lenses to thwart the marauders and lead Professor
Carlson and Melanie to safety. |
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Extreme
Sports Tycoon
Introductory Algebra / Physics
Strategy
PC / XBox Online |
Use
Physics to perform extreme sports stunts such as snowboarding
flips or bungee jumps and to design the "booths"
where these performances take place. Compete for reputation,
collaborate in designing jumps, or debate the extreme sports
physics within a robust online learning community. |
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"Cuckoo
Time"
Physics / Mechanics
Action Platform
XBox |
Use
mechanics and physics to lead gnomes through cuckoo clock
to catch a rogue cuckoo bird. Power-ups let players experiment
with the effects of mass and velocity on levers, pulleys,
springs, and gears. Not only do players learn through play
(e.g. Rieber, 1996), but through constructing levels for
other players with Cuckoo Time!'s level-editing
tool (e.g. Papert, 1981). |
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Supercharged
Electromagnetism Physics
Puzzle Action
PC / XBox |
Race
through 3D mazes consisting of electrostatic forces, magnetic
fields, and electric fields by adopting the properties of
charged particles and placing other charges in the environment.
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Life
Sciences |
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Replicate
Virology / Immunology
Action-Racer
XBox |
Play
a virus and replicate inside a host organism-- migrating
through the circulation, entering target cells, and replicating
inside them. Outwit the full force of the human immune response
and maintain a level of viremia that allows you to be transmitted,
yet not kill your host, upon whom you depend for survival.
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Biohazard
Environmental Science
Multiplayer RPG
PC / XBox |
Begin
as a junior doctor and become agent for the Center for Disease
Control. Diagnose patients, identify the sources of epidemic
outbreaks, and prevent the spread
of disease. |
History |
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Revolution
American History
Multiplayer RPG
PC
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Play
a citizen in a colonial Williamsburg. Experience the events
of the American Revolution and negotiate their meanings with
a virtual community of players. Quests depict the interconnections
among the social, personal, and political issues of the era. |
Foreign
Languages |
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Periodista
Spanish
Multiplayer RPG
PC |
Complete
photographic missions in Spanish-speaking countries. Use your
knowledge of cultures and language abilities to negotiate with
NPCs and PCs to gain access to insider information and better
photographs. |
Psychology |
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Soul
Survivor
Psychology
Strategy
XBox |
You
are kidknapped on an alien vessel and are the subject of psychology
experiments. Use your knowledge of psychology to train a race
of human prototypes and find safety. |
Systems
Thinking |
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Game
Maven
Systems Theory
Construction
PC |
Game Maven is a multi-user systems design tool that that enables
gamers to systematically visualize, model, and debate strategies
for their favorite video games. Game Maven encourages gamers
to adopt Systems Thinking as the natural language of their
gaming community, thus raising the educational benefits of
all video games. Designed to be used with existing GTT games.
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Cultural
Anthropology |
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Dream
Trackers
Cultural Theory
Aboriginal Studies
MMORPG
PC |
Explore
Warlpiri culture by participating in a virtual community based
on Lajamanu, an Aborginal settlement of about 500 in the central
desert region of the Northern Territory of Australia. Participate
in communal rituals, artwork, and customs with other players.
To be co-designed with members of the Warlpiri community. |
