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@ Indiegogo Serious Games To Experience Real World Of Business

Via: Indiegogo Crowdfunding - Venture Tales: A Business Simulator Video Game to Change Society Venture Tales is a Serious Game developed by Christian Ibarra for Windows, Mac + Linux available for crowdfunding at Indiegogo  It is about setting up your own start-up and letting players experience the real world of business. Christian Ibarra is a programmer, graphic designer, illustrator, game designer and coach who developed flash games such as “Zombie Home Run” and “TwitchPack. ( Click here to access Christian Ibarra's Art Gallery ).  According to the developer, “users will be playing a game of life, where they have their own in-game character, living with their family, managing their personal time and stress levels, self-development and effectiveness in running their own business. Players will be able to value relationships with the major stakeholders. They can recruit and select employees, and assign them to whatever job they choose in their company." 

Serious Games For Hands-On Equations

A new FREE app is available for the Android tablet and phone: The Fun Way to Learn Algebra - Hands-On Equations 1 Lite ,   by Dr Henry Borenson , enables a child as young as 8 years of age to solve advanced algebra equations such as 4x + 2 = 3x + 9 in three easy lessons—while having fun. Google Play Link: The Fun Way to Learn Algebra . The Serious Games is based on the original Hands-On Equations program which uses physical game pieces and which has been used by more than a million students in the United States. A short, helpful introductory video by Dr. Borenson, the inventor of Hands-On Equations, assures young students that algebra is fun and easy to master. The app enables the user to move the digital game pieces to set up and solve the algebraic equations just as they would with the actual physical pieces. The unknown x is represented by a blue pawn, while the constants are represented by numbered cubes. “Legal moves,” are used to simplify and solve the equation

BAD 13 Serious Games On the Theme Human Rights

Via: Blog Action Day 2013 HUMAN RIGHTS Founded in 2007, Blog Action Day brings together bloggers from different countries, interests and languages to blog about one important global topic on the same day. Past topics have included Water , Climate Change , Poverty, Food and the Power of We, with over 25,000 blogs taking part since 2007. Blog Action Day 2013 to be held on October 16 will focus on the topic Human Rights . There are a number of Serious Games addressing the topic of HUMAN RIGHTS and the Serious Games Market Blog has dedicated a number of posts to the theme.   As a tribute to the campaign to improve high-school civics education led by retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, I’m re-publishing my prior post Serious Games Boost Civic Education In The Classroom , dated April 24, 2013. Serious Games inspiring students to get involved in the democratic system Via: iCivics Following my prior posts Serious Games To Foster

Puzzle Serious Game For Mechanical Physics

Mecanika is a physics-based puzzle "Serious Game" designed by François Boucher-Genesse to help players intuitively learn classical mechanics concepts -- kinematics and dynamics. The game is the result of collaboration between the Montreal game studio CREO and the University of Quebec At Montreal . Intended for students aged 15-17, Mecanika is based on 30 years of research in the didactics of science   and aims to make abstract concepts of mechanical physics, like gravity and inertia, accessible. Rather than teaching formulas, the game allows players to immediately jump into these concepts by experimenting and visualizing the effects of forces in space. According to François Boucher-Genesse, Mecanika is a glimpse of what the future of education will look like: a game you get to play as homework and analyze in the classroom. The game’s goal is to light up as many stars as possible along a path by guiding small scouts correctly. The scouts are produced by a