Serious Game Classification

Thinkin' Things Collection 3 Edmark Corporation, Edmark Corporation (U.S.A.), 1995  

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Classification

RETRO 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 / 3-7
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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Thinkin' Things Collection 3 This is a collection of activities that require a child to use deduction, creativity, analysis and reasoning.

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Photo Twister has aliens that have altered a photograph and you have to analyze the photo and line up the aliens that altered it. You can also use the alien's tools to get creative and alter the photo yourself.

The program also has a Grow Slide on Photo Twister, Stocktopus and Fripple Place so that the more correct answers you get in those activities, the harder the next one will be. [source:mobygames]

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

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