Educational gaming

                 Educational games are the innovative softwares built to teach the people concepts, subjects, events, culture as they play. There have been numerous educational games on various popular subjects which are very helpful in understanding a subject very quickly without much effort. Educational games have been most helpful in schools providing a fun medium of teaching.

There are various types of educational games

•          Board games
•          Card games
•          Video games

Board games

These types of games are played with the pieces that are placed on premarked board and they can be moved across or removed from it. The board games have the board marked according to need.

The usual theme of game is map of an area. And the pieces can be moved across the area with the roll of dice.

Example – Monopoly, chess.

Card games

These types of games are played using cards which are regular deck of 52 cards or according to the game. These games help in chain expanding, set matching, etc.

There are flash card games also which help in improving the memory by teaching the maths or other concepts.

Video games 

Video games have historically received more criticism than other forms of recreational learning because they are often perceived as or associated with issues such as mindless entertainment, enhanced social recluse, sexism and consumerism.

            Educational video games are considered a type of serious game, as these games have a strong purpose other than pure entertainment.

            Video games can aid the development of proficiency by allowing users to interact with objects and manipulate variables.

            An educational computer game can be defined as an electronic medium with all the characteristics of a gaming environment that have intended educational outcomes targeted at specific groups of learners.

Educational games also aid in educating students and adults about the finer details of different political systems.

            Children growing up today can benefit from educational video games because they are already exposed to a society that is increasingly dependent on digital technology.

            The medium of educational games provides an opportunity for teachers to introduce educational and playful elements into the learning environment.

            Computer games could become part of the school curriculum after researchers found they had significant educational value.

            Many games such as Sim City and Roller Coaster, Tycoon, where players create societies or build theme parks, developed children's strategic thinking and planning skills.

             Adult education games are aimed at higher levels of education being targeted at young-adults and up. Like children's games, they can be in the form of mini-games, adventure games, role-playing games and so on.

Children's games

•          Genomics Digital Lab
•          Gizmos & Gadgets
•          History of Biology game
•          Reader Rabbit
•          Urban Jungle
•          WolfQuest

Adult educational computer games

•          Democracy
•          Food Force
•          Global Conflict: Palestine
•          Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
•          Miniconomy