3rd World Farmer

Screenshot of the videogame:

Managerial

Into the genre of Serious Games

Third person

Single player

There is a video tutorial and reports during the games

Dialogue with other characters:	Poor0123456Excellent
Driving Vehicles:	Poor0123456Excellent
Explorability of environment:	Poor0123456Excellent
Memory of events:	Poor0123456Excellent
Complexity of logic succession of events:	Poor0123456Excellent
Number of alternative game paths for solution of events:	Poor0123456Excellent

Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of texts

3D

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

No

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

No

(It is possible to change elements which are already present in the game) 

Graphics:	Poor0123456Excellent
Interaction:	Poor0123456Excellent

(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 

Graphics:	Poor0123456Excellent
Interaction:	Poor0123456Excellent

(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 

Using owner script:	Poor0123456Excellent
External script coding:	Poor0123456Excellent

Availability and location of documentation:

Tutorial

Location:

http://www.technogogy.org.uk/games/farmer.html

2D / 3D License:

Freeware

Where to find it:

http://www.3rdworldfarmer.com/index.html

Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

Explain how the videogame can be used in an educational context:

From the pedagogical point of view, and expressly stated by its creators, the ultimate goal of this simulation is to provoke student reflection on the difficulties still faced by many families in the Third World. The social connotations of the game is also supplemented by the inclusion of basic economic principles, namely, scarcity, choice and opportunity cost.

Name of Evaluator:

IES Sant Vicent Ferrer - Rafael D. Vendrell Ivars

Role of Evaluator:

Teacher

Country:

Spain

Date of Evaluation:

02/03/2012