Back Alley Brawl or The Smelly Closets Civics Game: Educational Games made by Grade School Students
What would an educational computer gams be like if a group of gradeschool students created them? Globaloria is a curriculum and learning system program where students create games. While doing so, they are part of a social learning network where they learn science, technology, engineering, and math. They also develop digital literacies and gain global citizenship skills. In the program, students work in teams to create games while working with their teacher gaming professionals, and other students online.
For the program the students follow the real-world design process and practice planning, prototyping, building, publishing, testing, and playing games.
This past year students participated in Globaloria and were from California, Florida, West Virginia, Texas, and New York. At the end of the year, students participate in a game design competition. The program is supported by government leaders, school systems, public, private, and corporate foundations.
Want to play Back Alley Brawl, The Golden Apple Civics Game, Elemental Elegance or the Smelly Closets Civics Game? These and other games made by students in the program are available to play at the Globaloria website.
I just spent some time trying out the game Gulf Coast Bird Rescue which was made in New York. I had to control the Commander of the Rescue Team (who looked like an octopus) and avoid the evil oil spills while trying to save birds. The graphics were crude but I enjoyed the idea of the game. I was able to easily move around using the arrow keys on my keyboard to pick up the birds. In the end – the oil slick got me. Good thing about games is that I can just play again.
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