Game Reviews

GAME REVIEW #1: MOST EFFECTIVE Learning Game

• Name of the game that taught you the MOST about its learning topic: Medical Mysteries
• What social issue or educational topic does the game explore? Diseases and how some of them are cured.
• What can you learn from this game? How different diseases react with medicines.
• What game genre is it? Do you think this genre is a good choice for creating a learning game? Why or why not? Adventure, yes. It helps learn through viewing.
• Design Analysis (Does it look good? Does it clearly illustrate the issue or learning concept?) Yes, it explains the issue very well.
• Usability Analysis (Is it clear what you need to do as a player? Does it work well?) It gives the instructions very well and explains what you need to do.
• Suggestions for improvement. How would you change the gameplay to make the learning and play experience work together better? I would make it a less boring game before you have to fight the diseases.
• List 2-3 things that you would like to learn how to do (in terms of functionality, design or content)Make things move, make the buttons, and make the background look semi-professional.

GAME REVIEW #2: LEAST EFFECTIVE Learning Game

• Name of the game that taught you the LEAST about its learning topic: Bullseye.
• What social issue or educational topic does the game explore? It doesn't.
• What can you learn from this game? How to shoot an arrow on a computer, nothing educational at all.
• What game genre is it? Do you think this genre is a good choice for creating a learning game? Why or why not? Sports. Yes, but only if it has some type of educational content.
• Design Analysis (Does it look good? Does it clearly illustrate the issue or learning concept?) It looks good, but it doesn't illustrate an issue.
• Usability Analysis (Is it clear what you need to do as a player? Does it work well?) Yes, yes.
• Suggestions for improvement. How would you change the gameplay to make the learning and play experience work together better? I would have some type of questions included in the game.
• List 2-3 things that you would like to learn how to do (in terms of functionality, design or content) Make things move, make the buttons, and make the background look semi-professional.