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Placespotting

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Martin Fussen

Date of production:

2008

Name of Distributor:

Martin Fussen

Technical Requirements:

Internet Access

Type of videogame:

Educational

Genre of videogame:

Geography

Type of game visual:

First person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Help:

Presence of initial training
Presence of textual 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:

Possibilities of different views (1st person, 3rd person etc.)
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of texts
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of other documents
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

3D
Immersive

THE EDITOR

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

No

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

No

Level of editing:

Presence of different modules:

characters,environments

2D / 3D License:

Freeware

Where to find it:

http://www.placespotting.com/

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

The game is very simple but can be very useful to teach geography.
The learner can act both as a protagonist of the solving of each quiz and as the developer of new questions.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Andrea Peraldo (Pixel)

Role of Evaluator:

Trainer

Country:

Italy

Date of Evaluation:

12/05/2012

Blackboard: