Analysis of Educational Games

Educational games are games that are designed to help people to learn about certain subjects, or assist them in learning a skill as they play. Subjects could include English, Maths, history, culture etc. Game types include board games, card games, and computer games.

There are several games which have an educational theme such as Valiant Harts, Happy Wheels, Amnesia, Super Mario Maker and Farming simulator. Most (if not all) educational games can be bought or played for free on a PC (computer) but these games can also be for the Wii U, Phone and/or Tablet and PlayStation (1-3).

The most common devise used to play educational games nowadays would be mobile devises (tablets and phones), used mostly by children. The games I mentioned previous mostly consist of puzzles and one being a how to, however, educational games aimed for a younger audience would mostly involve school subjects such as English, Maths and spelling.

After researching (for ages) I came across a British book and app publisher called Nosy Crow (company name). Nosy made a succession of beautiful fairy-tale apps, all of which encourage reading for children. The Jack and the Beanstalk game app was apparently their best effort yet, blending storytelling and light gaming, which is voice narrated by children.

At a guess I would say that either CBeebies or Pepper Pig’s paint box would be the most popular educational games for this Christmas, simply because they are at the top of the app store.