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I have started writing reviews for games with a science or environmental theme. Each game is rated for Cost: out of 5 (5 being free) Fun: out of 5 (5 being super dooper amazing) Education: out of 5 (5 being very informative) Contribution to science: out of 5 (5 being very important) FINAL SCORE= sumContinue reading “Game Reviews- summary”

For a few years I have been compiling a list of games with a science or environmental theme. The list now has over 200 games! Check them out! SCIENCE SCORES: 1 (Vaguely Scientific), 2 (Entertaining science game), 3 (Very entertaining science game with good sources), 4 (Contributes to actual scientific research). All prices are inContinue reading “Science games master list”

Water management issues have been topical in Australia and around the world for a long time. With an increasing global population, and a changing climate, education about this is most important of resources has never been more valuable. In Catchment Detox you play as a catchment manager, who has 100 turns (representing 100 years) toContinue reading “Game Review #2 Catchment Detox”

The Blood Typing Game was produced by Nobel Media with the aim of communicating Nobel achievements to younger audiences. The game was the 2012 winner of the Best Game at the Swedish Learning Awards  and was designed for teenagers aged 14-17. The company also develops other broadcast, digital media, events and published content. Based upon research thatContinue reading “Game Review #4 The Blood Typing Game”

Welcome to my first science game review! In Code Fred Survival Mode you are Fred, who is lost in the wilderness and needs to use different parts of his body in order to survive the night. You can watch the Code Fred: Survival Mode Game Trailer for another look at the game, which was created by the MuseumContinue reading “Game Review #1 Code Fred: Survival Mode”

Disaster Detector was produced in 2015 as an aid for teaching US middle school students about disaster prediction and management. Created by the Smithsonian Institute Science Education Centre and funded by the US Department of Education. Disaster Detector can be played online or downloaded. In the game there are 5 cities that need your helpContinue reading “Game Review #3 Disaster Detector”

What is not to love about the title “Benthic Love: An Anglerfish Dating Simulator”? Created by Mike Joffe in 2013, the game claims to be the ‘ONLY LGBT-friendly fish dating sim! and surely only a game creator of ill repute would want to take that title away. I have been meaning to try this gameContinue reading “Game Review #5 Benthic Love”

In Climway you have 50 years to reach a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 4, cut energy consumption, develop renewable technologies and adjust the city to new climatic conditions. Your actions are rewarded points based on how effective they are at contributing to the objectives. Actions also have their own different levels ofContinue reading “Game Review #6 Climway”

In the wake of the highly WannaCry virus this week (and the good news for the moment). I thought that it would be appropriate to review a game that teaches you about cyber security! As a regular internet user I should say that I have learnt about cyber security in order to efficiently protect myself,Continue reading “Game Review #7 Nova Labs Cyber Lab”