Evaluation Videogames - Evaluation Videogames

PowerUp

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

IBM in partnership with TryScience/New York Hall of Science

Date of production:

2009

Name of Distributor:

IBM in partnership with TryScience/New York Hall of Science

Technical Requirements:

Windows/MAC

Type of videogame:

Simulation

Genre of videogame:

Modern

Type of game visual:

First person
Third person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player
Multiplayer

Help:

Presence of textual tutoring during the game
Presence of audio tutoring during the game
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:

Possibilities of different views (1st person, 3rd person etc.)
Accessibility to virtual machines
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

Text
3D
Immersive

External hardware:

Maus, Tastatur

THE EDITOR
Level of editing:

Where to find it:

http://www.powerupthegame.org/

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

Im Spiel geht es um Energie, Ingenieurswesen und Diverstität um erneuerbare Engergien zu erzeugen.
Lernziele sind Konzepte und Regeln anzuwenden, Geschicklichkeit, Präzision und motorische Fähigkeiten.

Das Spiel kann benutzt werden um etwas über Ingeneurswissenschaften zu lernen. Die SpielerInnen bekommen Einblick in die Viefalt dieses Feldes.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Eva Goldgruber

Role of Evaluator:

Researcher

Country:

Austria

Date of Evaluation:

19/07/2012

Blackboard: