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Nanoquest

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Discover Science and Engineering

Date of production:

2006

Name of Distributor:

Discover Science and Engineering

Technical Requirements:

PC or MAC system, webbrowser, broadband internet connection, shockwave plugin

Type of videogame:

Educational
Online

Genre of videogame:

Science Fiction

Type of game visual:

Third person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player

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
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

Text
Bitmap
3D
Immersive

External hardware:

mouse, keyboard

THE EDITOR
Level of editing:

Where to find it:

http://www.nanoquest.ie/home.html

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

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

The player can learn about nanotechnology and many science topics in the field of physics, chemistry and biology through fun and games. As the goal is to escape from the nanoworld you have to manage several tasks.
It is good for educational use because the topics are connected to the curriculum.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Eva Goldgruber

Role of Evaluator:

Researcher

Country:

Austria

Date of Evaluation:

25/07/2012

Blackboard:

Associació Empresarial l'Alqueria Projectes Educatius Associació Empresarial l'Alqueria Projectes Educatius

Very useful for teaching and learning about naotechology and physics David Bautista