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Astro-Mania
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Version
2.0
Astro-Mania teaches all the important facts about 38
astronomical objects such as planets and stars. It has
a learning database that includes essays, images, and
lists of all the important facts for each of the 38
space objects. The space objects include the nine
planets, stars and star types, asteroids, meteorites,
galaxies, and more.
Games based on this database allow the player to
connect to the facts in four different ways, enhancing
learning. Not only do players connect the fact (or
clue) to the name of the object as do traditional
games, they also make three more connections. They
are: matching the fact to the object's image, matching
the name to the object's image, and finally matching
one fact about the object to another one.
Additionally, Astro-Mania includes a review screen
after each round. This review screen includes the part
of the essay that relates to each fact. Thus, game
players can read additional material about the fact to
place it into context. This allows the players not
only to know the fact but also to understand it.
Astro-Mania includes one study level and seven game
levels. The seven game levels allow the player to
advance sequentially, to master one level before
tackling another. Level one is easy whereas level
seven is quite hard, even for those who know
astronomy. Each level includes a ranking so that
players know exactly how they rate. Players will see
their scores jump from Learner to Scientist and
finally to Einstein.
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