Serious Game Classification

The Hula Hamsters 3A Studios Inc. (U.S.A.), Viva Media (U.S.A.), 2004  

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Classification

SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Educative message broadcasting

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Education

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12-16 / 17-25 / 8-11
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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The Hula Hamsters When you begin this game you find yourself in a colorful, activity-filled bedroom with your tour guides: Hula Hamsters Frankie and Bean. The room is very interactive - just use your mouse to click on practically anything you see in order to be transported to that part of the room and a minigame, watch (and interact with) an animation, or just listen to fun sounds and see mini-animations.

Some of the minigames:

Velly Balls
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Where's the Bean?
A hamster version of the classic shell game; Bean is hiding under one of four cups and it's up to you to find him by clicking on the right one after they've been shuffled.

Brain Twister
Concentration, on a Twister-style board - test your memory by matching up eight pairs of animated pictures.

Mini Moeba's Miraculous Microscope Matching Game
Peer through the microscope and try to match what you see to the original item on the right side of the screen - harder than it looks!

At any point you are able to click on an arrow to back out of a game or return to the Hula Hamster's bedroom. You are never forced to finish or made to feel incompetent. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Macintosh - PC (Windows)

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