Category Archives: Learning games

Examples and reviews of educational games and video games used for education.

Serious Games: Making a Difference

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Rob

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 →

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Brain Age and Other Video Games for Grandma?

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Rob

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 →

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Teaching stock basics: Kabushiki Baibai Trainer Kabutore

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Rob

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 →

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