Just recently, I discovered that one of my favorite multiplayer game sites has been updated, and I thought it was a good idea to post about it, to add something to my last post.
As I had previously posted, there are good games that fall in the educational genre, and I want to share this link to a website with various online games, that work with math, spelling, and US states:
Many of the games in there are multiplayer games, thus meaning you compete against other players around the world.
I’m very fond of this website, cause it allows me to play with my cousins even though we are at some hundreds of miles…
I hope you can find it amusing, or useful.
Educational games, oh yeah.
Do they exist? -Yes, there’s a whole bunch of games that have been rounded up to the “educational” genre.
Are they really games? -Yes, they are fun to play, and sometimes, they offer a new challenge to veteran players.
Do you really learn something from them? -Yes, you do, they really work, you really learn stuff by playing. Sometimes unconsciously.
So… Where to find some? -Ah… Good Question. And I happen to have the answer…
Since I can remember, educational games have been a part of my gaming diet, their easy to spot UI buttons, their easy to understand objectives, and their never ending “try again” are some of the factors that make them enjoyable for me.
Educational games were very important in my childhood, cause I learned many of the skills I have now from playing those games.
By exercising small skills like: pattern recognizing, object memorization, reflexes, etc. players gain skill for more complex exercises, like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, memorization of historical events, geographical knowledge, or science facts, etc.
Right now, I will only recommend two games:
Timez Attack, by BigBrainz.
And:
Dimension M: Evolver Pre-Algebra, by Tabula Digita
Both of them cover Math topics, Timez Attack covering only the multiplication table, whilst Evolver Pre-Algebra covers more advanced topics, like primes, squares, etc.
They are both really worth playing.
As a new feature, I decided to include a playlist to my site, so that it plays some music while you read. I hope it works for everyone. This time the playlist is from the movie The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.