List of educational video games

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This is a list of notable educational video games.

There is some overlap between educational games and interactive CD-ROMs and other programs (based on player agency), and between educational games and related genres like simulations and interactive storybooks (based on how much gameplay is devoted to education). This list aims to list games which have been marketed as educational.

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Often, educational video game properties become part of larger franchises, for example Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, and Math Blaster.

Educational games for children and adolescents

TitleDeveloperSubjectFranchiseYear
A to Zap! Featuring the Sunbuddies [1] ImageBuilder SoftwareN/A1995
Animal Jam [2] WildWorks N/A2010
Basic Math AtariArithmeticN/A1977 [3]
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 Big Brain Academy 2007
Big Brain Academy Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 Big Brain Academy 2005
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Broderbund Geography (World) Carmen Sandiego [4] 1985
Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? Broderbund Geography (USA) Carmen Sandiego [4] 1986
Where in Europe Is Carmen Sandiego? Broderbund Geography (Europe) Carmen Sandiego [4] 1988
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Broderbund History Carmen Sandiego [4] 1989
Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time Broderbund History Carmen Sandiego [4] 1997
Carmen Sandiego Word Detective Broderbund Language Carmen Sandiego [4] 1997
Carmen Sandiego Math Detective Broderbund Mathematics Carmen Sandiego [4] 1998
Chill Manor [5] Animation Magic I.M. Meen 1996
The ClueFinders [6] The Learning Company Common Core The ClueFinders [6] 1998-2002
Dr. Brain [7] Sierra On-Line and Knowledge Adventure Dr. Brain 1992-1999
Brain Age [8] Nintendo SPD and Nintendo EPD Brain Age 2005-2020
Dread Dragon Droom HumbersideN/A 1985
EcoQuest [9] Sierra On-Line Sierra Discovery Series1991 and 1993
GCompris (GPL)Bruno CoudoinN/A2000
Genomics Digital Lab [10] Spongelab Interactive N/A2009
Get Water! [11] Decode Global StudioN/A2013
Gizmos & Gadgets! The Learning Company Science Super Solvers/Super Seekers1993
Gus Goes to Cybertown Modern Media Ventures Gus Goes to...1993
History of Biology Spongelab Interactive BiologyN/A2010
Immune Attack Federation of American Scientists, Escape Hatch Entertainment N/A2008
Immune DefenseMolecular Jig GamesBiologyN/A2015
Inanimate Alice Kate Pullinger N/A2005
InLiving Creative North Studios, Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing N/A2008
I.M. Meen Animation Magic I.M. Meen 1995
JumpStart Kindergarten Fanfare Software, JumpStart Games JumpStart 1994
Lola PandaBeiZ Ltd.Lola Panda2012-2014
Math Blaster! Davidson & Associates MathematicsBlaster Learning System1983
Math for the Real World Davidson and Associates MathematicsN/A1997
Meister Cody Kaasa health CODY Assessment N/A2013
Number Munchers Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium MathematicsMunchers1986
The Oregon Trail Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul DillenbergerHistory The Oregon Trail 1971
PlaceSpotting GeographyBased on Google Maps2007
Pax Warrior [12] 23 YYZee Rwandan genocide N/A
Quest Atlantis N/A
Quest for the Code Starbright Asthma N/A2002
The Magic School Bus Microsoft Common Core The Magic School Bus 1994-2000
Treasure Mountain! [13] The Learning Company Super Solvers/Super Seekers1990
Tuxmath (GPL) Bill Kendrick et al.Mathematics
Mathletics MathematicsN/A2005
Storybook Weaver MECC Storybook creationN/A1994
Swamp Gas Visits the United States of America Inline DesignGeography (USA)N/A1990
Time Riders in American History The Learning Company History (USA)N/A1992
WolfQuest Minnesota Zoo, EduwebAnimals (Wolves)N/A2007
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis Broderbund Logic Zoombinis 1996
Bug Adventure Knowledge Adventure Animals (Bugs)N/A1994
Reader Rabbit The Learning Company LanguageReader Rabbit1983

Educational games for adults

TitleDeveloperSubjectFranchiseYear
Catch the Sperm Phenomedia AG CH Sexual education Catch the Sperm2001
CyberCIEGE Naval Postgraduate School and Rivermind, Inc. Network security N/A2004
Democracy Positech Games Political simulation Democracy2005
Food Force United Nations World Food Programme Famine Food Force2005
Global Conflict: Palestine Serious Games Interactive Israeli–Palestinian conflict Global Conflicts2007
Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece Longbow Games Ancient Greek warfare Hegemony 2010
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing The Software Toolworks Touch typing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing1987
Miniconomy Wouter Leenards Economics education N/A2002
President Forever 2008 + Primaries TheorySpark Political simulation President Forever2006
The Typing of the Dead WOW Entertainment and Smilebit English language-learning The House of the Dead 1999
TerraGenesis Edgeworks Entertainment Planetary science & environmental engineering TerraGenesis 1999

References

  1. ↑ Hickman, Angela (August 1996). "It's Never Too Early to Start Learning". PC Magazine . Ziff Davis, Inc. p. 482. ISSN   0888-8507 . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Young Explorers Experience Ultimate Online Playground With National Geographic Animal Jam". National Geographic. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Bunch, Kevin (2023). Atari Archive: Vol.1 1977-1978. Press Run Books. pp. 96–97. ISBN   978-1-955183-21-5.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Craddock, David L. (15 September 2017). "The Making Of Carmen Sandiego". Kotaku. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Singer, Dorothy G.; Singer, Jerome L. (2007). Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age. Harvard University Press. pp. 128–129. ISBN   978-0-674-04369-5 . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 Pham, Alex (30 August 2001). "An Education in Child's Play". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Ito, Mizuko (2009). Engineering Play: A Cultural History of Children's Software. MIT Press. p. 54. ISBN   978-0-262-01335-2.
  8. ↑ Rodden, Janice (10 March 2017). "Brain Age". Additude. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Morstabilini, Andrea (22 January 2010). "EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Cowan, Danny (7 July 2009). "Genomics Digital Lab Uses Gaming to Teach Biology". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Shapiro, Jordan (2013-03-22). A Touch-Screen Game That Wants to Save the World , Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  12. ↑ Batchelder, Hillary (6 August 2006). "Do-Gooder Games". Time. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
  13. ↑ "software Super Solvers Treasure Mountain". Internet Archive. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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