Game Maker was written by Mark Overmars, a professor of the University of Utrecht, partly as a teaching aid for his students. It is gaining recognition as a useful teaching tool in primary and secondary schools because of its easy entry and sophisticated scripting language. It is particularly useful for primary students and secondary students as a task which is both challenging and relevant.

It is believed that wikiversity can use such software to create non-standard learning environment.

Wikiversity the game

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  • Currently working on a demo version of a RPG based walkthough of wikiversity

Ideas

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  • 5th grade game project:
    • Pick a topic
    • Divide into 5 groups
      • Sounds
      • Backgrounds
      • Sprites
      • Story
    • Have kids create material for each section
    • Put material back together as a game that teaches kids about a topic
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