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Hidden Chronicles

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Zynga

Date of production:

January 2012

Name of Distributor:

Facebook

Technical Requirements:

WebOS

Cost of product:

The game is a freemium game

Type of videogame:

Online
Platform
Role playing
Puzzle
Social Game

Genre of videogame:

Crime Investigation

Type of game visual:

First person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Multiplayer online

Help:

Presence of avatar tutoring during the game

Interaction:
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

Game interface:

Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

2D
Simulator:

External hardware:

Mouse

THE EDITOR
Level of editing:
Minimum Level
(It is possible to change elements which are already present in the game) 
Graphics:

Poor0123456Excellent

Interaction:

Poor0123456Excellent

Medium Level
(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 
Graphics:

Poor0123456Excellent

Interaction:

Poor0123456Excellent

Maximum Level
(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 
Using owner script:

Poor0123456Excellent

External script coding:

Poor0123456Excellent

Type of interface:

3D

Presence of different modules:

environments

Availability and location of documentation:

Tutorial,Manual

Location:

On-line

2D / 3D License:

Freeware

>Cost of software(�):

The game is a freemium game

Where to find it:

http://company.zynga.com/games/hidden-chronicles

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

To practice English and memory of students

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

IES Sant Vicent Ferrer - Lidia Albelda Mendez

Role of Evaluator:

Teacher

Country:

Spain

Date of Evaluation:

05/03/2012

Blackboard:

IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra

The problem is that it is only for one type of operating system. Jesus Soliva

IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra

El problema es que solo está para un tipo de sistema operativo. Jesús Soliva