2. Simulation - Game Evaluation

3. Agenda  Evaluate the skills that can be learned  How enjoyable is the game  Evaluate my effort as a student  Identify techniques to score well  Describe the simulated program  Identify changes that will increase its educational value

4. Evaluate Skills That Can Be Learned Many people in the health care field use simple video games such as Pac Man as rehabilitation exercises for their patients. (i.e. stroke patients)

5. The use of a simple video game: *Improves hand – eye coordination *Encourages brain function

6. How Enjoyable is the Game What do you think is most fun while playing Pac Man? The most fun I have while playing Pac Man is when I am trying to eat the ghosts.

7. Evaluate My Effort As a Student Pac Man is one the oldest and most simple video game available. However, it does play an important role in education because it provides the most basic education that due to sickness or old age many have lost.

8. Identify Techniques to Score Well There are many strategies you can use to score well when playing Pac Man. Most people develop there own technique. For example: When the ghosts are blue make sure you eat all of them Eat the fruit in the middle of the board Stay as far away from the ghosts as possible

9. Describe the Simulated Program The real world simulation in this game is not literal. In Pac Man your world consists of the many different mazes you have to navigate through.

10. Identify changes that will increase its educational value How can the educational value of Pac Man be improved? Numbers or letters can replace the dots Goals can be set to eat ghosts that are a specific color These simple changes could greatly increase the educational value of the game.

11. References Pac Man game made for Wii Game Console