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What are some educational computer games for teenaged students?
I remember playing numerous fun and educational computer games during my elementary school years. (Oregon Trail, Zoombinis Logical Journey, and Carmen Sandiego are just a few examples of many). Are there any computer games with educational value aimed toward high-schoolers?
Physicus and Chemicus (2 separate titles) are great! Just as the name sounds, they cover chemistry and physics. The style is very much like the game called MYST.
For the ones that like to create and are artsy. I highly recommend Paintshop Pro or The Gimp (free download) for 2-D designs. Gmax is a free download for making 3-D objects. These objects can be animated and can be imported into many video game level editors to become part of video game play.
Like to just play around with physics or invent things? Get Half Life 2 then download the free program called Gary's Mod. Gary's Mod uses the Half Life game engine but you get all kinds of controls and objects to play around with. Control gravity, friction, bouyancy, etc. and the world accomodates. Objects include several different posable people, working train, working dune buggy, pipes, wood, blocks, balloons that cane be combined to lift even heavy objects, etc. My kids have had a virtual blast by combining pipes, explosives, and objects to create cannons. Then they play around with the gravity to see what happens to the projectile path. My boys have spent many a free time hour with Gary's Mod.
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