[Yr11 Information Technology] computer games

[Humera Siddiq]

Thanks David. 
 
> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:19:46 +1100
> From: David.Dawson at wesleycollege.net
> To: yr11it at edulists.com.au
> Subject: RE: [Yr11 Information Technology] computer games
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> We use some here - but most online stuff is firewalled!
> Online games?
> There is catchmentdetox.net.au for water stuff ...
> Atlantisquest and teen Secondlife for 3D gameplay, design and devt.
> Offline ....
> Or there is stuff like the Sims2 for for machinima creation and Spore
> which can be used for early years Science - evolution theory.
> In fact there are lots - some I have heard, also use Age Of Empires to
> simulate some historic battles.
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> David Dawson
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> >>> humera_24 at hotmail.com 04/02/09 9:44 am >>>
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> Thanks Roland and Mark for your reply. I am looking for any commercial
> computer online games which we can use it in our curriculum.
> 
> Regards
> Humera
> 
> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:17:02 +1100
> Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] computer games
> From: rgesthuizen at gmail.com 
> To: yr11it at edulists.com.au 
> 
> Non educational? Hmm, watching a virus scan or hard disk repair itself
> once seemed to have some of my year 7's in awe. It is mildly interactive
> when you decide what to remove or if you should analyse or directly
> defragment. 
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> Snipes <http://tr.im/i77j> is good and the first network game, even
> older than Doom. I started the first wikipedia page for this many years
> ago. ;-)
> 
> Regards Roland
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> 2009/4/1 Mark Kelly <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
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> Useful in what way? 'Doom' might be considered useful if entertainment
> and mindless violence is their cup of tea.
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> Humera Siddiq wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> Can someone suggest any non-educational computer games for students
> which is useful for them?
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> Thanks
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