Educational video game created at UW–Madison earns national Public Media Awards honor
Educational video game created at UW–Madison earns national Public Media Awards honor
Educational video game created at UW–Madison earns national Public Media Awards honor
September 30, 2022
Summary
An educational video game developed at UW-Madison that allows fourth through sixth graders to explore Great Lakes shipwrecks as maritime archaeologists has put another jewel in its crown.
The game, The Legend of the Lost Emerald, won a top prize this month at the 54th Annual Public Media Awards.
"We have a vision to see games used as a vehicle to connect the public with contemporary research through media and this project is a testament to how successful that strategy can be."
"The biggest honor we can earn is seeing them engaged, having fun, and learning while playing a game that we created," Mathews said.
More than 500 students in 14 Wisconsin school districts playtested the game during its development, a practice used in several Field Day Lab creations.
The award was presented at the 2022 National Educational Telecommunications Association Conference and CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum earlier this month.
The awards were judged by a group of expert panelists from within the public media system, as well as industry professionals working outside of public media.
Reference
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education. (2022). Educational video game created at UW–Madison earns National Public Media Awards honor. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://education.wisc.edu/news/educational-video-game-created-at-uw-madison-earns-national-public-media-awards-honor/