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Ninjabi Sean Bouchard & Nahil Sharkasi (U.S.A.), Sean Bouchard & Nahil Sharkasi (U.S.A.), 2009 Download it Now !

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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:
  • Education
  • Culture & Art
  • Politics

Audience

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

Gameplay

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


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Distribution : Internet - Free
Platform(s) : Macintosh - PC (Windows)

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