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From: jlauten@cc.gatech.edu (Jennifer Lautenschlager)
Subject: Educational IF games?
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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 22:31:08 GMT
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Hi folks. I'm currently taking a grad course on the evaluation of educational
software, and as part of the course we have to produce a piece of software
ourselves, and then evaluate its use. The question I have, then, is does
anyone know of any IF games that have been developed or used for educational
purposes?

To clarify, I'm looking for games that are intended to `teach' specific
knowledge on a subject, not teach abstract concepts like creative thinking
strategies or problem solving. For example, an IF game set in some historical
time period, that could be used to teach history facts.

If anyone has an information on such games, or (even better) any information
having to do with the effectiveness of such games, please let me know either
through e-mail or posting.

Thanks,
Jennifer Lautenschlager
jlauten@cc.gatech.edu
