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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 oder MAC, Webbrowser, Internetverbindung, Shockwave Player

Type of videogame:

Educational
Online

Genre of videogame:

Science Fiction

Type of game visual:

Third person

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player

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:

Maus, Tastatur

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:

Die SpielerInnen lernen etwas über Nanotechnology und andere wissenschaftliche Themen im Bereich Physik, Chemie und Biologie. Das Ziel ist es aus der Nanowelt zu entkommen - dafür müssen Wissen angeeignet und verschiedene Aufgaben erledigt werden.
Gut im Unterricht ensetzbar, da die Themen mit dem Lehrplan verbunden sind.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Eva Goldgruber

Role of Evaluator:

Researcher

Country:

Austria

Date of Evaluation:

25/07/2012

Blackboard: