Serious Game Classification

Figure it Sprout Quang Nguyen, David Li, Gaby Sanchez, Kitty Huang, Isaac Orozco (U.S.A.), Jennifer Ann's Group (U.S.A.), 2023 Play it Now !

Informations Analyses Discussion
 

Classification

SERIOUS GAME
(Newsgame)

Keywords

Critical thinking - Deduction - Logic - Non-violent - Prosocial - Protective factor - Public health - Puzzle

Purpose

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

Market

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

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 8-11 / 12-16 / 17-25 / 25-35
General Public & Students

Gameplay

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

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
SELECT : explanation of this brick
1 analysis

Comments

Taxonomy
  • "Figure it Sprout features beautiful and charming art with original music. Over thirty levels of challenging puzzles to practice deduction & logic abilities. Intentionally designed video game to support critical thinking skills. Free standards-aligned classroom resources created by an educator."
Analyses
  • "Figure it Sprout is a winning game of the 2023 Life. Love. Game Design Challenge presented by Gaming Against Violence, a program from the NGO Jennifer Ann's Group. The theme for the competition was to teach players about critical thinking and its importance. As with all games from the Gaming Against Violence program, the game contains no on-screen depictions of violence. This puzzle game offers over 30 levels of puzzles and a narrative arc encouraging players to solve the puzzles in order to experience the story."

Similar games

Rebuild Chile Game Rebuild Chile Game
Castle of Dr. Brain Castle of Dr. Brain
Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land
Despotic Mind Despotic Mind
Robot Odyssey Robot Odyssey
Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day
My Chinese Coach My Chinese Coach
City Rain: Building Sustainability City Rain: Building Sustainability
Marie-Antoinette et les disciples de Loki Marie-Antoinette et les disciples de Loki
My Spanish Coach My Spanish Coach
Figure it Sprout Figure it Sprout, a prosocial award-winning critical thinking video game from the Gaming Against Violence program from Jennifer Ann's Group, a nonprofit charity.

Designed and developed by a group of students attending University of Wisconsin-Madison, Figure It Sprout is an award-winning game from the 2023 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge. The challenge presented by the competition was to create a non-violent video game that would engage and educate students about Critical Thinking.

This colorful, clever, and challenging casual game offers over thirty levels of puzzles designed for curious thinkers ages 11 and up. This pressure-free game allows you to solve the puzzles at your own pace while enjoying the game's original music.

Distribution : Internet - Free
Platform(s) : Browser (HTML5) - PC (Linux) - PC (Windows)

Links

Update this description