Creative Games sans Violence?

Posted by Cliff on Monday September 10, 2001 @02:05AM from the engaging-the-intellect dept.

jolyon_jnr asks: "I'm looking for games to use in an unusual educational setting: a school within a Juvenile Detention Centre. I don't set policy, so the 'no violence' is a fixed criteria. I want to engage students' creativity and problem solving skills, without using 'boring educational software'. I've thought of Lemmings and The Incredible Machine. What other suggestions can you offer? Please bear in mind that most students have very low literacy levels, but will learn if motivated sufficiently."

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Oregon trail. by Bad_CRC · 2001-09-10 02:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Worked great for us oldtimers. :D
NO! by alta · 2001-09-10 03:48 · Score: 5, Funny

great, just we need a bunch of kids stuck in fantasy land when they get out of the joint. I can see it now, they get released, what do they do?

Go north
go north
go east
pick up stick
beat old man
You've gained experience!
You've looted 3 silver pieces!
Go east
go east...

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