This week’s roundup looks at games for the family and early learners * An iPhone Math Game Designed for Girls * Hungry and adorable woodland creatures * iPhone Game Makes Math Physical * Mega Bloks Toy for Preschoolers * Very Simple Game * You’ve played ‘Twister’ … now Twistar * and more
Hungry and adorable woodland creatures
Hungry and adorable woodland creatures have set their sights high as they aim to eat the delicious and healthy food in the recycling bin. Their only hope of achieving this is by being launched from a trashcan-canon into the bin.
With realistic physics simulations, attractive graphics and fun sound effects, Burrow allows for intricate and satisfying puzzles throughout 50 levels, with 50 more on the way.
Full story : Bow + Tie by Shane and Karly Wighton See the See screen or video demo
Very Simple Game
Very Simple Game reenacts the actual gameplay used by the kids at a party. Equipped with the same dialogue and actual hand gestures of the mind twisting game that had everyone confused. Parents watched as a group of teenagers played a strange game with their friends. The game consisted of a person showing sets of fingers, saying different numbers and repeating “This is a very simple game.” at the beginning of each round
One of the parents watching was an independent iPhone developer and thought this was a great app idea. He could turned the crazy hand game into a mobile game — now several weeks later, Very Simple Game is available on Apple iOS devices: iPhone, iPod, and iPad. Full story : Very Simple Game by SKH Apps See the See screen or video demo
Mega Bloks Toy for Preschoolers
From stacking rocks to pieces of wood, the building block may have very well been the first toy ever played with by children, but with the help of MEGA Brands, the building block evolved and children can now create beautiful structures with Mega Bloks.
Today, the modern child is exposed to a whole world of digital entertainment and MEGA Brands is proud to bring the realms of children’s toys and virtual reality together with the release of their first iPhone and iPad application ‘Mega Bloks Playground.’ Full story : Mega Bloks Playground See the See screen or video demo
You’ve played ‘Twister’ … now Twistar
Twistar combines rules similar to the popular “Twister” plus the the notion of wishing on a star.
The goal is to keep as many fingers on the stars as shown on the touchscreen as possible at the same time, and not letting them fade away. The game gets more complicated when there is more players. Full story : Twistar from Arachnographics See the See screen or video demo
An iPhone Math Game Designed for Girls
Designed just for girls, MathGirl combines cute, fresh graphics and the engagement of gaming with a visual, right-brain approach to numbers. Five-year-olds can tackle the first few levels. Older girls and even adults will be challenged by the higher levels. MathGirl Addition House actually teaches. By learning to see numbers in patterns, players earn stars to buy prizes to build their personal houses.
Ashley Alain, a homeschooling mom with an MA in math education, said, “As children interact with the game (and it is a game!), they are easily able to make connections between numerical symbols and the values they represent. This provides a firm foundation upon which future concepts can grow.” Full story : MathGirl Addition House See the See screen or video demo
iPhone Game Makes Math Physical
Fractions are notoriously difficult for many learners. Motion Math’s innovative game makes estimating fractions an engaging, physical experience. Conceived at the Stanford School of Education and based on research in embodied cognition, Motion Math offers the first learning game that uses the full physical capabilities of iDevices to promote math understanding.
The Motion Math game follows a star that has fallen to earth, and must bound back up to its galactic home. The only way to return is to tilt the mobile device and move the star containing a fraction to its correct place on the number line. Full story : Motion Math – See the See screen or video demo
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