Gamesfrom the educational point of view

some classic examples

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Early learning games SOPHIE II – 1973-76

(Brown and Berton) electronic circuit simulation to teach

troubleshooting game version had players insert faults

for opponents to find “How the West was won” – 1975-79

(Brown and Berton) arithmetic

Brown and Burton

“How the West was won”

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Early learning games

Buggy – 1975-79 (Brown and Berton) based on integer subtraction tutor provided practice to elementary

education students in diagnosing student problems with subtraction

Buggy knowledge structure

Buggy game for new teachers(addition version)

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More games than learning?

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CD-ROMs capacity – lots of content – data, images,

software learner control – resource, not course example “Escher Interactive” 1996

Eyeware Inc, Harry Abramsstart program

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Escher Interactive

biography image gallery activities

magic images morphing, animation, spheres puzzles, convex and concave, tesselation