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Wurzelimperium

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Upjers.com

Date of production:

2008

Name of Distributor:

Upjers.com

Technical Requirements:

Webbrowser, Internetverbindung, Flash Player

Type of videogame:

Online
Simulation

Genre of videogame:

Comics

Type of game visual:

First person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player
Multiplayer online

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:

Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Accessibility to virtual machines

Technology foreseen:

Text
2D

External hardware:

Mouse, Multi-touch device

THE EDITOR
Level of editing:

Where to find it:

http://www.wurzelimperium.de/

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

It is an economy simulation based on products of horticulture an can be used as a catalysator for learning about gardening, decision making, produkt marketing, price calculation and managing your own business.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Eva Goldgruber

Role of Evaluator:

Researcher

Country:

Austria

Date of Evaluation:

24/07/2012

Blackboard: