10 Games That Are Educational And Fun
10 Games That Are Educational And Fun
10 Games That Are Educational And Fun
By Hayley Mullen
October 22, 2020
Summary
Many educational games can often fail to educate at all while also being unfun to play.
By setting the game to "Historical Focus" mode, the AI will do its best to follow accurate historical paths, allowing for a genuinely educational gaming experience.
Shenzhen I/O. Shenzhen I/O is a unique puzzle game that coding hopefuls will find fun and a good first taste into the overall atmosphere of coding in general.
What makes the game have educational elements is how the programming language in the game is similar to assembly language.
Plus, the game continued to receive weekly new DLC song packs until April of 2020, which is quite a long lifespan in video game time.
Video games are amazing in that they can touch on any topic or present any commentary, so having them teach the benefits and fundamental beliefs of a religion is a great idea that The Shivah is all about.
The Shivah has been compared to other interactive fiction games such as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney but with more serious themes and more subtle rewards for in its story.
Perhaps one of the most classic educational games from many people's childhoods, the original Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego? was released in 1985 for a variety of consoles, including the DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II, and the Sega Master System.
Not only is the potential for education clear in the concept of the game, but using geography to investigate crooks and hunt down stolen artifacts is undeniably fun and rewarding after exerting one's brain cells.
Besides having some of the best dialogue and characters in video game history, as well as fantastic music and multiplayer co-op puzzle-solving, Portal 2 also has quite a useful educational element that has been utilized in classrooms before.
Reference
Mullen, H. (2020, October 18). 10 Games That Are Educational And Fun. Retrieved October 22, 2020, from https://www.thegamer.com/games-educational-fun-genre/