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Educational value of your favorite game & win Razer game pad!
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Deveshi Legate
Cosmos Industrial
Cosmos Origins
#1 - 2015-03-17 23:20:53 UTC
Thanks to your support, EDU Gaming is slowly growing and as part of our commitment to you we are able to offer bigger and better competitions!

In this competition we would like to you submit an essay of at least 1000 words discussing your favorite game and what you think it's educational value might be. You may choose any game to write about and all entries will be published on the EDU Gaming website. The winner will be decided by a public vote.

1st place prize: x1 Razer Tartarus Gaming Pad + £20 Amazon Book Voucher
2nd place prize: £20 Amazon Book Voucher
3rd place prize: £10 Amazon Book Voucher

Competition closing date: 3rd May 2015

For full details click the link below:
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#2 - 2015-03-22 23:22:33 UTC
Can the entry be about the educational value that a game had for someone else? For example, for a kid or a disabled person? Rather than about one's own favorite game?
Deveshi Legate
Cosmos Industrial
Cosmos Origins
#3 - 2015-03-25 04:17:39 UTC
Indeed, it would be ideal if you could talk about the educational potential of a game itself rather than the impact it had on you personally. Of course, if you would like to talk about what you learnt from a game from personal experience that is fine but to look at a game objectively for it values would be better. This would demonstrate how a game can be used by others in a learning capacity.

At the end of the day this competition will go to public vote amongst our community so being able to relate a game to other people's interests and values is sure to win you bonus points in the vote.
Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2015-03-27 13:07:26 UTC
My favorite game is Diablo 2. It teaches hand-eye coordination and simple arithmetic. Back in the day it taught a lot of social skills but these days there's not a lot of players on it anymore.

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