Category Archives: Learning games
Serious Games: Making a Difference
Most people are well aware of the violence found in some video games, but less people know about games that can bring about positive change. Serious Games, described as a new movement in gaming whose purpose to “raise awareness, instruct … Continue reading
Brain Age and Other Video Games for Grandma?
Nintendo of America recently demoed their game, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day at a recent AARP convention, of all places. Many people consider playing video games a kids’ activity, but soon people might be thinking of … Continue reading
Teaching stock basics: Kabushiki Baibai Trainer Kabutore
A new game by Konami for the portable Nintendo DS system teaches players the basics of stock training, using real Tokyo Stock Exchange market data from the past five years. For novices, the game has step-by-step lessons in stock-market transactions and trading, … Continue reading