{"id":160,"date":"2012-08-04T13:08:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T13:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=160"},"modified":"2012-08-04T13:08:35","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T13:08:35","slug":"kickstarter-games-that-teach-math-programming-language-ecosystems-economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/kickstarter-games-that-teach-math-programming-language-ecosystems-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstarter games that teach math, programming, language, ecosystems, economics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fkickstarter-games-that-teach-math-programming-language-ecosystems-economics%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kickstarter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-161\" title=\"kickstarter\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kickstarter.jpg\" alt=\"kickstarter\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kickstarter.jpg 480w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kickstarter-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is game based learning a meaningful trend in education?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Even though millions of children do not finish high school in the US, \u00a0<a title=\"Infographic\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=16\" target=\"_blank\">million of people play games for more than 45 hours per week<\/a>. How can we influence that gaming energy to grow the minds of our students?<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How can games transform education?\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=151\" target=\"_blank\">Many of the principles of instructional design can be related game design<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Games can enhance traditional learning by engaging the player in the objective of learning, creating thoughtful stories\/challenges\/quests, providing instant feedback, and making learning fun.<\/li>\n<li>In some exceptional cases, students have <a title=\"National STEM Video Game Challenge 2010 Youth Prize Winners\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=42\" target=\"_blank\">found the process of making games fun<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Games can help us <a title=\"Boldly going where no one has gone before: KinectBiology.com\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=71\" target=\"_blank\">experience &#8220;unseen&#8221; worlds<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an industry, we know that designing, coding, and testing a quality game comes with a large price tag. \u00a0 \u00a0Many educational game makers have addressed the funding challenges by asking the community to support the game creation effort. \u00a0 <a title=\"Kickstarter.com\" href=\"http:\/\/kickstarter.com\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter.com<\/a> has become a key player in engaging our educational communities to game based learning. \u00a0 \u00a0 I wanted to share five projects funded through Kickstarter. \u00a0 \u00a0In each case, I would love to see my kids play these games in the class room of the future.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"CodeHero\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/primerist\/code-hero-a-game-that-teaches-you-to-make-games-he?ref=live\" target=\"_blank\">Code hero<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Game to teach programming<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"xeko\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/xeko\/xeko?ref=card\" target=\"_blank\">Xeko<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Game to create strong ecosystems<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"urbanization\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1016374822\/urbanization?ref=card\" target=\"_blank\">Urbanization<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Game to teach economics<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"sanjiten\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1220951156\/sanjiten?ref=card\" target=\"_blank\">Sanjiten<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Game to teach language<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"HitSeekers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/906612014\/hit-seekers-a-math-game-in-the-music-industry?ref=card\" target=\"_blank\">Hit seekers<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Game to teach math<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Do you see other interesting educational projects on Kickstarter.com ? \u00a0I would love to hear your feedback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fkickstarter-games-that-teach-math-programming-language-ecosystems-economics%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is game based learning a meaningful trend in education? Even though millions of children do not finish high school in the US, \u00a0million of people play games for more than 45 hours per week. How can we influence that gaming energy to grow the minds of our students? 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