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Jan 19, 2010
I am a university student in the UK studying Games Development and Artificial Intelligence. My big final year project is coming up and I want to create an educational game for school children. I think kids in the age range of 7-9 will be old enough to be able to play a simple game on the PC.
At this stage that is really all the idea I have and I am looking for suggestions. Any thoughts about what kids are learning at that age, what topics are hard to teach or difficult for some kids to pick up, etc would be great.
Also, any input you can offer about games you or your students have tried before and whether they were entertaining or not and whether or not the kids learnt anything from them is also fantastic.
I'd like to build up a few concepts of different styles of game that teach different subjects in different ways.
Thanks VERY much, in advance! Matthew
Amy
HI Matthew! That sounds like a fun final project. I work with 4th graders (9/10 year olds) I also share a room w/ the 3rd grade Title Teacher so I have some knowledge of what they're learning at 8 and 9 years old. 4th grade studies Ohio History but I think that any game that would help students understand functions of their state/local government w...See More
Matthew Simmons
Hi Amy, thanks very much for the response.
The ideas and design tips are all fantastic and very much appreciated!
I'll keep racking my brains for an interesting way to get kids learning while still having fun. hehe
Matthe
The ideas and design tips are all fantastic and very much appreciated!
I'll keep racking my brains for an interesting way to get kids learning while still having fun. hehe
Matthe
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