PBS Wisconsin educational video game playtested by New Century students wins international honors
PBS Wisconsin educational video game playtested by New Century students wins international honors
PBS Wisconsin educational video game playtested by New Century students wins international honors
August 6, 2022
By Neal Patten
Summary
A PBS Wisconsin Education point-and-click adventure video game, "The Legend of the Lost Emerald", has won a gold medal in the 2022 International Serious Play Awards Program.
A group of second and third graders at New Century School played a hand in helping develop the video game for PBS Wisconsin Education.
Teachers Larry Gundlach's and Courtney Bennett's classroom joined 18 other classrooms across Wisconsin involved in testing out the free online video game, which is based around shipwrecks and maritime archaeology.
The International Serious Play Awards honor outstanding commercial and student products which incorporate game elements and were created for use in education or training, according to a June 21 news release from PBS Wisconsin.
The game was produced by PBS Wisconsin Education, Wisconsin Sea Grant, Field Day Learning Games, and an educator advisory group of Wisconsin teachers.
Playtesting is the process through which a game designer tests a new game for glitches or design flaws, referred to as "Bugs," before releasing the game publicly.
"Creating this game with and for educators from start to finish made it what it is today: a high-quality, engaging, and beautiful learning adventure."
Reference
Patten, N. (2022, August 06). PBS Wisconsin educational video game playtested by New Century students wins international honors. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.veronapress.com/news/community/pbs-wisconsin-educational-video-game-playtested-by-new-century-students-wins-international-honors/article_ed7f17d4-15cf-11ed-a071-87358ce63440.html