Playing to Learn: Game Review

What did you learn from your choice of games and genres to review?
I learned that not all games that are created are educational about what's going on in the world and are sometimes just for entertainment.
Name any game features that stood out to you, either because they were interesting or because they could be improved.
I thought that a lot of the animation in the games that I played were very advanced and awesome, because the way that some of the creators animated it was very unique.
Write down any questions you have about the game or genre you chose. You might answer them yourself later!
In the game Trap cat, How did they get such good animated images in flash, because every time I try to create something advanced like that it comes out weird looking?

Playing to Learn;Genre: Sports and Racing

The genre Sports and Racing focuses on real life sports and racing adventures, these games really try to put together a series of different things in order to pass the level and mostly focuses on competition

The Game that taught me a new skill or subject:
Gravitee

 The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:
Gravitee
 The game or games that I liked the best:
Gravitee

 What happens in the game or games:
You have to get the white ball into the goal

 How you play the game or games:
You Click and hold the white ball so you can control the distance (the distance will be different because of the different gravity level on different planets). You then release it and see if it makes it into the goal or not.

Playing to Learn; Genre:Strategy

Strategy Games involve the use of analyzing the situation and thinking ahead of time in order to solve the problem and also involves critical thinking skills and sometimes involves fast reflexes because strategy games can be timed.


The game that taught me a new skill or subject:
Climate Change

The game that taught me information about a new or existing social skill:
Climate Change

The game I liked best:
Red Remover

What happens in the game(s):
You click on the red blocks so they will fall and the only ones left are the green blocks.

How you play game(s)
You have to move the mouse over the red blocks and click them to make them fall, but while doing so you have to keep the green blocks from falling

Playing to Learn; Genre: Puzzles and Mazes

A genre where you use your critical thinking skills, also using fast reflexes because usually in maze and puzzle games you are being timed.

The game that taught me a new skill or subject:
Learn the Bones

The game that taught me information about a new or existing social skill:
Learn the Bones

The game I liked best:
Red Remover

What happens in the game(s):
You click on the red blocks so they will fall and the only ones left are the green blocks.

How you play game(s)
You have to move the mouse over the red blocks and click them to make them fall, but while doing so you have to keep the green blocks from falling

Playing to Learn; Genre: Adventure

Adventure: A genre of game that you mostly explore and it's very creative in the game idea, it also has a central theme(Story) that is continuously played throughout the game. Also a complementary genre to Action games, meaning they are very alike.
Genre:Adventure
Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave me information on a subject:
West Virginia Extravaganza
Game that taught me about a new or existing social skill:
West Virginia Extravaganza
Game I liked best:
West Virginia Extravaganza
What does it do:
It teaches you about Plants and Animals that are native to West Virginia 
How do you play it:
All you do is click and drag the item to the "WV" Symbol and if it is correct it will disappear into the symbol.

Playing to Learn; Genre: Action

Action Games are usually made up if characters that move constantly in the game; Also action games sometimes consist of combat(fighting).



Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave me information on a subject:
Gave me information on the Holocaust and how the German Soldiers treated Jewish people.

Game that taught me about a new or existing social skill:
It taught me about an old existing social skill, the Holocaust

Game I liked best:
Survivor

What does it do:
You are supposed to escape a Jewish Concentration camp.

How do you play it:
You have to keep away from the German Soldiers and leave the camp and try to survive in the outside world.