Educational Games Rating System: Suggested Criteria
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Educational Games-How Do They Rate?
Erin Jennings-Research Assistant, UT Dallas
Dan Hurd-Research Assistant, UT Dallas
Games in Education
Edutainment
LeapfrogCarmen SandiagoMath Blaster
Repurposed Entertainment Games
CivilizationWorld of Warcraft EVE Online
Current Games Ratings
Too Much Toucan!
C-Club Tuki (2007) http://www.clubtuki.com/
ESRB
Kirby 64 (2000) Nintendo
TEEM
Issues With Current Ratings Systems
ObjectivityTransparencyAccessibilityRelevance
Suggested Evaluation Criteria
Overall Value
Usability
Big Rigs(2003) Stellar Stone LLC
Accuracy
Virtual Endoscopic Surgery Training(2001) Select IT VEST Systems AG
Appropriateness
Musical Menace, Leap Frog
Relevance
America’s Army (2004) Pandemic Studios
Objectives
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego(1992) Broderbund
Feedback
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego(1985) Broderbund
Engagement
Civilization IV (2005) Firaxis
Motivation
Super Mario Galaxy(2007) Nintendo
Additional Ratings Categories
Non-content Based Learning
World of Warcraft (2004) Blizzard
Gaming Literacy
Accessibility
Fallout (1997) Interplay
Sample Rating
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1992) The Learning Company
Overall Value: AUsability: AAccuracy: BAppropriateness: ARelevance: AObjectives: AFeedback: BEngagement: A
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Questions?
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Contact Information
• Erin Jennings– Email: [email protected]– Blog: higherworlds.blogspot.com– Wiki: higherworlds.wikispaces.com– Twitter: serinity
• Dan Hurd– Email: [email protected]– Twitter: thekrakenisme
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