These are the very best games I have found on the Internet. They are meant for fun, and to challenge your mind, as well as your dexterity. Most, if not all, are online games, however some may require a download or joining the site. Please follow all the safety and security measures required for the Internet. Give a limited or not information about yourself, if possible.
Have fun and enjoy. Please let me know if you have any problems, and I will fix it as soon as possible.
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Thinking Mans Chess - Machine 4
Jigsaw Search (choose a picture - like a rose)
AGS Adventure Game Studio - Create your own AGS game free. Play AGS games, FREE!
AutoREALM is generally used by Role-playing Game practicants who enjoy doing their own maps. But it could fits the needs of other people
Build your Own Jeopardy "helps you make custom game boards that you can use in the classroom or play with friends. Features for BYOJeopary include the ability to bold, italicize, and underline text. You can insert symbols° and small images. You can use different fonts or specify the font size. You can use subscript and superscript. You can add media like Quicktime (*.mov) and Windows media player (*.wmf) files to your board" (OS: Windows with the designer's note: "There are TWO versions available: one requires the .NET framework & will NOT run on Win95, the other does not & will run on ALL versions of Windows. Make sure you choose the correct download")
Construct The just-released 0.97.5 version of Construct is "a FREE development studio geared for creating DirectX games and software in a WYSIWYG environment" (OS: Win 2000/XP/Vista)
DimensioneX is an "open source software kit for developing and running multiplayer adventure games" (OS: Any/All)
Golden Realm [not freeware, but for $2.50 it might as well be] is " as user-friendly and anti-programming as possible. A simple understanding of basic GML is suggested but not required. You can do a ton with this engine without any understanding of programming. This is a very easy-to-use Game Maker engine" (OS: not specified)
Scratch is "a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design" (OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP/2K3, Mac OSX 10.3 or later)
World Creator allows you to "create your Artwork for Games quickly and easily, specialises in Game Tiles, 2D, Platform, Overhead, Isometric, Pseudo3D, and Animations. The World Creator has a unique Tiling & Masking system with an open ended structure, so you can design and create / use your own Textures and Masks which in turn provides an ever expanding library which can be exchanged between users" (OS: Windows)
Fyrebug If you'd like to practice making games online, test drive the free online game maker at Fyrebug.com (also, according to the site, if you register you can create your own images and mp3s for use in games.)
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The following are 4 examples of what is on Blue Web'n.
Monetary Policy Game Think you have what it takes to steer our country's central bank? See how it works by taking charge of a simulated economy. Or learn more about how the Fed influences the US economy by exploring the monetary policy media center. Includes a dictionary, an overview by decade, and a game which helps demonstrate the relationship between inflation, unemployment, the fed rate. A good way to introduce a complex topic.
The EconoClass offers great interactive activities for teaching high school economics. Includes games and simulations, case studies, debate topics, and brain teasers
Fermilabyrinth Part of a much larger site, the games are outstanding. Fermilabyrinth was developed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, operated by Universities Research Association, Inc. under contract with the United States Department of Energy. Students from the Illinois Math and Science Academy worked under the mentorship of Liz Quigg to develop some of the games. Also available in Dutch , Slovac , and German; as it Physics in English aren't challenging enough! These games will require extensive use of the brain and Shockwave.
Geography Action! is an annual conservation and awareness program designed to educate and excite people about natural, cultural, and historic treasures. Each year, they will present a different topic related to conservation and the environment. The Geography Action! program features: a) Kids Take Action!, an activity-based conservation awareness program ; b) Geography Awareness Week, a series of events to celebrate conservation; c) Lesson Plans; d) Games; and e)Photo Galleries. Topics so far include: Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitats, Population, Rivers, U.S. Public Lands
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Chore Wars Recruit a party of adventurers from your household or office, and whenever one of you completes a chore, you can log it and claim XP.
Thinking Mans Chess - Machine 4
Jigsaw Search (choose a picture - like a rose)
AGS Adventure Game Studio - Create your own AGS game free. Play AGS games, FREE!
AutoREALM is generally used by Role-playing Game practicants who enjoy doing their own maps. But it could fits the needs of other people
Build your Own Jeopardy "helps you make custom game boards that you can use in the classroom or play with friends. Features for BYOJeopary include the ability to bold, italicize, and underline text. You can insert symbols° and small images. You can use different fonts or specify the font size. You can use subscript and superscript. You can add media like Quicktime (*.mov) and Windows media player (*.wmf) files to your board" (OS: Windows with the designer's note: "There are TWO versions available: one requires the .NET framework & will NOT run on Win95, the other does not & will run on ALL versions of Windows. Make sure you choose the correct download")
Construct The just-released 0.97.5 version of Construct is "a FREE development studio geared for creating DirectX games and software in a WYSIWYG environment" (OS: Win 2000/XP/Vista)
DimensioneX is an "open source software kit for developing and running multiplayer adventure games" (OS: Any/All)
Golden Realm [not freeware, but for $2.50 it might as well be] is " as user-friendly and anti-programming as possible. A simple understanding of basic GML is suggested but not required. You can do a ton with this engine without any understanding of programming. This is a very easy-to-use Game Maker engine" (OS: not specified)
Scratch is "a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design" (OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP/2K3, Mac OSX 10.3 or later)
World Creator allows you to "create your Artwork for Games quickly and easily, specialises in Game Tiles, 2D, Platform, Overhead, Isometric, Pseudo3D, and Animations. The World Creator has a unique Tiling & Masking system with an open ended structure, so you can design and create / use your own Textures and Masks which in turn provides an ever expanding library which can be exchanged between users" (OS: Windows)
Fyrebug If you'd like to practice making games online, test drive the free online game maker at Fyrebug.com (also, according to the site, if you register you can create your own images and mp3s for use in games.)
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The following are 4 examples of what is on Blue Web'n.
Monetary Policy Game Think you have what it takes to steer our country's central bank? See how it works by taking charge of a simulated economy. Or learn more about how the Fed influences the US economy by exploring the monetary policy media center. Includes a dictionary, an overview by decade, and a game which helps demonstrate the relationship between inflation, unemployment, the fed rate. A good way to introduce a complex topic.
The EconoClass offers great interactive activities for teaching high school economics. Includes games and simulations, case studies, debate topics, and brain teasers
Fermilabyrinth Part of a much larger site, the games are outstanding. Fermilabyrinth was developed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, operated by Universities Research Association, Inc. under contract with the United States Department of Energy. Students from the Illinois Math and Science Academy worked under the mentorship of Liz Quigg to develop some of the games. Also available in Dutch , Slovac , and German; as it Physics in English aren't challenging enough! These games will require extensive use of the brain and Shockwave.
Geography Action! is an annual conservation and awareness program designed to educate and excite people about natural, cultural, and historic treasures. Each year, they will present a different topic related to conservation and the environment. The Geography Action! program features: a) Kids Take Action!, an activity-based conservation awareness program ; b) Geography Awareness Week, a series of events to celebrate conservation; c) Lesson Plans; d) Games; and e)Photo Galleries. Topics so far include: Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitats, Population, Rivers, U.S. Public Lands
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Chore Wars Recruit a party of adventurers from your household or office, and whenever one of you completes a chore, you can log it and claim XP.
Word Buff "Word-Buff.com is especially devoted to covering the fanatical
sub-cultures that have exploded in recent years around Crosswords,
Scrabble, and Spelling Bees. But you'll also find loads of information
about other popular games and puzzles, like Hangman, Boggle, and
Balderdash. So sit back and start browsing the pages of Word-Buff.com,
where you can make full use of hundreds of free tips, lists, and other
cool resources put together by people just like you ... who play word
games to win."
26 Learning Games to Change the World This post is in the process of being restored after a massive
server failure at Bluehost. It had been updated to 36 games, but those
changes have been lost. Look for a new update soon.
The 5th annual Games for Change Festival is coming up soon, and while I don’t think it is in the Mission to Learn budget for me to attend, it seems like a good time to poke around and see what sorts of games might be out there that are geared towards teaching people something that will make a difference in the world.
Fair warning, you could easily eat up a big chunk of your day following the links in this post. Buy hey, you’ll be helping out the world a bit in the process.