Serious Game Classification

MushWhom? Collin Lang of Knitwit Studios (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 - Observation - Protective factor - Public health - Puzzle - Violence prevention

Purpose

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

Market

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

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 8-11 / 12-16 / 17-25
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:
MATCH : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick
1 analysis

Comments

Taxonomy
  • "MushWhom? is an award winning critical thinking game. The game employs clever puzzles designed for players to test and apply their observation, deduction, and logic abilities. It won the 2023 Life. Love. Game Design Challenge and won Best Design from the 2023 Silv-E Awards at Dreamhack Atlanta.

    The game offers a standards-aligned lesson plan and slide deck for classroom use. It also incorporates an in-game introduction and afterword that provides more context about critical thinking as well as tips about applying the lessons learned. The free educational resources are available to download as PDFs from within the game via QR codes."
Analyses
  • "MushWhom? is intentionally designed to demonstrate and support the use of critical thinking, a protective factor that helps support the well-being of young people and their communities. The game MushWhom? features: colorful art and whimsical music; clever puzzles to apply your observation, deduction, and logic abilities; an enjoyable game intentionally designed to support critical thinking skills; and a standards-aligned lesson plan and slide deck."

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MushWhom, a critical thinking game MushWhom? is a quirky and upbeat game that challenges player to put their deduction and observation skills to work! This game has intentionally been designed to support and encourage the use of critical thinking skills. It was designed and developed by Knitwit Studios, published by Life Love Publishing, and is an award-winning critical thinking game from the 2023 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge.

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

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