Remedial Cell Education
Over at Kongregate, there’s a game that purports to be both fun and educational. It purports to teach, but whether it does that well or not is directly related to its ability to engage.
Build a cell, fight off viruses, survive harsh worlds, and save the Platypus species!
This game was made possible by a grant from the Digital Media & Learning Competition. The goal was to make a truly educational game that was also genuinely fun to play. We hope students, teachers, and gamers will all enjoy the game, and encourage you to visit www.cellcraftgame.com, which will soon have an open forum and eventually downloadable teacher materials.
Based on what little I’ve played so far, it’s much better than the bulk of teaching games out there. That is to say, it’s actually fun – and that’s rare.