There is a wonderful array of great learning games available both for purchase or for free online play. We'll discuss a few of them here. The addition of Footgaming to these games is important. We'll touch on the reasons as we showcase each game site:
Wonder Islands: Bright colors, easy to learn games and a variety of activities for the age 4-8 group await families at Wonder Islands. When a youngster plays these games with a FootPOWR instead of the conventional mouse controller each step on the controller is logged automatically. Children love to see how many steps and miles they can accumulate. Also, many of the games take some time to load and there is quite a bit of "watch and wait" time. Children can "jog" on the center or two back corner squares on the FootPOWR during this time. It helps get the "wigglies" out, increases attention for time on the games and provides balance and cardio play conducive to good learning.
For the older kids - we love Whyville. There are endless science and learning games, the ability to chat and work as teams - and they all work seamlessly with the FootPOWR. Playnormous - is all about healthy food choices and awareness wrapped in very cool games.
We think that Interactive Inc could enhance its already top-quality simulations and solutions with the addition of FootPOWR peripheral use. The same might be true for LudoCraft. We'd welcome conversations with either of these top-quality design teams.
For those of you with the skills to develop your own games (and please, consider adding the FootPOWR to them) - explore the software at Thinking Worlds.
Please add your comments and more about online learning game links.
Monday, September 21, 2009
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