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CES 2011: Knowledge Adventure brings back Math Blaster
Parents and educaters will be pleased to know that Knowledge Adventure has a lot planned for 2011. It’s going to continue to release educational games for children, to help make learning a little more fun. Since 2011 the company’s 20th Anniversary, it’s decided to bring back a classic series. At CES 2011, Knowledge Adventure revealed that Math Blaster is back. The Math Blaster games taught kids basic math skills, by making them Blasternauts and having them go on space missions where they’d have to shoot and find the right answers to questions.
That isn’t the only reason Knowledge Adventure came to CES 2011 though…
10 best unintentionally educational games
Video games are often berated for the lack of educational content found in them. They’re often considered a waste of time. But, if you look closely, even games that aren’t slapped with the edutainment label or feature educational material can be teaching valuable skills to the people playing them.
Gamertell’s put together a brief list of some video games that weren’t created with the developers aiming to educate the masses, but can end up helping players build some valuable skills. With some, the educational value is pretty obvious, but with others you probably could spend hours playing without even realizing you’ve learned something from it…
Let your DS help with your homework
By now, the inevitable has probably happened. You’re probably back in school. It happens, and until you turn 18 you’re stuck there for the time being. But learning can be fun and doesn’t have to be a dismal experience.
A good way to help make the learning process easier and more entertaining is to turn to educational video games. The DS’ extensive and impressive game library has led to a surprising amount of educational games that can be a great help to not only students, but ordinary gamers with a passion for learning new things. It can also help parents who have children who aren’t willing to sit down with an educational help book or tutor, but are willing to sit for hours playing a video game.
To help you see what kind of applications and educational games are out there and available, Gamertell has put together a rudimentary list of informative DS programs. To help make things even easier, all games are organized into the classes or skills to which they pertain…















