Serious Games
As of 01/01/2009, this list includes only those games played and rated by the fall Foundations of Serious Games graduate class. We will be expanding the list to incompass all of the serious games we know about (with and without ratings). What are we missing? Please email Carrie Heeter (heeter@msu.edu) to help us expand the list.
Persuasive Games
Games for Health
Corporate Games
| Game Title |
URL |
Effectiveness Rating |
| The Challenge |
http://www.games2train.com/games/challenge /challenge.html |
.00 * |
| Stone City |
http://persuasivegames.com/games/game.aspx?game=coldstone |
1.0 * |
| Skill Smart Retail Game |
http://www.pixelearning.net/(S(4dsip0at4 blfgy45j01n1and))/skillsmartgame/home.aspx |
.22 * |
| The ESP Game |
http://espgame.org |
.75 * |
| Project Management Snakes and Ladders |
http://www.kinematic.com.au/component/ option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,152/ |
N/A |
Games for Learning
| Game Title |
URL |
Effectiveness Rating |
| WolfQuest |
http://www.wolfquest.org/ |
.50 * |
| DragonflyTV |
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/index.html |
.44 * |
| Climate Challenge |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/ climatechange/climate_challenge/ |
.78 * |
| PowerUp |
http://www.powerupthegame.org/ |
.17 * |
| VirtualU |
http://www.virtual-u.org/ |
.75 * |
| LunarQuest |
http://www.lunar-quest.com |
.38 * |
| Quest Atlantis |
http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu/ |
.89 * |
| Chinese School (Second Life) |
http://confucius.msu.edu/news.htm |
N/A |
Military Games
| Game Title |
URL |
Effectiveness Rating |
| America's Army |
http://www.americasarmy.com/ |
.91 * |
| Flight Simulator |
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/ flash/default.htm |
.85 * |
| Iraqi Tactical Trainer |
http://www.tacticallanguage.com/ |
.38 * |
Government - NGO Games
| Game Title |
URL |
Effectiveness Rating |
| Serious Policy |
http://www.playgen.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=blog section&id=5&Itemid=96 |
.40 * |
| Food Force |
http://www.food-force.com |
N/A |
| AYITI: The cost of life |
http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/rights/ explore_3143.html |
.78 * |
| ReDistricting Game |
http://www.redistrictinggame.org/index.php?pg=game |
.72 * |
* Effectiveness Rating is based on vote taken by students in the Foundations of Serious Game Design class after a presentation about each game (1=VERY EFFECTIVE, .5 = SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE, 0=NOT EFFECTIVE)