Educational Gaming Experience for Afterschool Activities
ME-GAMES is a large-scale educational quest gaming project funded by the US government. To deliver the title, zGames partnered with REESSI, Inc., a private research and evaluation firm. The app shall be used in an afterschool program for distressed and under-resourced schoolchildren to help them work out behavior strategies and identify themselves as a part of a larger community. The gaming project will be executed in several states across the US.
User Focus
The multiplatform app is comprised of a series of minigames under a common educational purpose. In order to learn the rules, the player can opt to either watch a video guide or read the textual instructions. To make sure that users have grasped the rules, the game starts with an application test. The home screen is a cartoonish town setting with a group of buildings. As the journey unfolds, the player enters them one by one to unlock new tasks.
Each task deals with issues that adolescents are most sensitive to: building relationships with parents and adults at large, socializing with classmates and members of interest groups. Put in a double bind by intricate real-life situations within the game, the players learn to choose best behavior strategies.
Supervisor Focus
Game supervisors are able to assign goals, observe and accept user reports, and moderate uploads from the backend. Cohesive visual interface allows to either expand the series with new features or add more minigames.
SERVICES:
Requirements:
iOS 7 or later
iPhone 5, iPad 3 or newer
Android OS 4.4 or later
WebGl
Key Features:
Multilevel minigames
Single player
Rich and vibrant 2D graphics and characters
Integrated analytical system
Downloadable without Wi-Fi connection
Badge boosts to unlock new tasks and access the message board
