About PuigdeKong
Help the elected candidate reach the Parliament and save him from the clutches of the undemocratic monkey and his henchmen.
Because nowadays everybody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Development: GBear Games
Produced by:
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Google Play
Link: PuigdeKong
About Leaving
Leaving is an award winning video game about dating violence. Leaving can be the most dangerous time in an abusive relationship. If you are in an unhealthy or dangerous relationship be careful . . . and remember you can wait until you feel it is safe or until you have help.
Development: Testudo Games
Produced by: Jennifer Ann's Group
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Amazon Appstore, Google Play
Link: Leaving
About Is your portrait in a museum?
This is more of a "toy" than a game but is somewhat compelling and is honestly free. The Google Arts & Culture app has a new feature which allows the user to take a self-portrait which Google then analyzes to find a person in a famous work of art who looks (vaguely) similar to the user.
As you can see in the attached image the app found that Drew most looks like the artist Whistler as seen in his self-portrait. The similarities here appear to be the hair above the lip, eyebrows, and presence of one nose, one mouth, and two eyes.
While we aren't overwhelmed with the results we are intrigued by the concept!
To use: download the app and on the home screen scroll past the first few entries until you get to a box with the following text: "Is your portrait in a museum?" - tap on the box and then follow the instructions. If successful you should receive several images of artwork which look somewhat like your picture with a percentage indicating similarity. Despite repeated attempts the highest similarity we achieved was 50%.
This could be a fun way to introduce students to classic works of art . . . what other ideas are there to use this in a classroom?
Development: Google
Produced by: Google
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Google Play
Link: Google Arts & Culture
About Don't Blow It
See how smoking affects your breathing with Don’t Blow It! Blow into your phone mic and keep the green balloon afloat. Sounds easy, right? But what if you smoke five cigarettes a day? Two packs a day? Breathing and blowing becomes hard work. Test yourself and your friends. How healthy are your lungs? If you don’t smoke, awesome! Don’t Blow It!
Development: Crosby Marketing
Produced by: Anne Arundel County Department of Health
ESRB Rating: N/A
Platforms: Google Play
Link: Don't Blow It
About Photo Stuff with Ruff
Based on PBS KIDS’ new short-form animated digital series, The Ruff Ruffman Show, Photo Stuff with Ruff will inspire your child to discover what the “stuff” in his or her world is made of. In this camera-based experience, your child will learn about science by exploring his or her surroundings and taking pictures of different materials to complete silly scenes. Play it together and record and share your observations in fun, creative ways!
Development: PBS KIDS
Produced by: PBS KIDS
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Amazon Appstore, Google Play, iTunes
Link: Photo Stuff with Ruff
About Antura and the Letters
A smartphone game for iOS and Android that mixes the best entertainment technology with specific Arabic pedagogical content in order to offer an engaging learning experience to Syrian children who are out of school because of the conflict.
Development: Cologne Game Lab, Video Games Without Borders, Wixel Studios
Produced by: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ESRB Rating: N/A
Platforms: Google Play, iTunes, PC
Link: Antura and the Letters
About Love in the Dumpster
Love in the Dumpster is an award winning game about teen dating violence. The game's story is revealed through seven chapters, as the player sees unhealthy relationship behavior affecting the two protagonists of the story. By dividing the game into chapters the player is able to witness dating abuse which targets both a male and female student - a helpful reminder that abuse can affect anybody regardless of their gender.
Development: Another Kind
Produced by: Jennifer Ann's Group
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Amazon Appstore, Google Play, Web Browser (Flash)
Link: Love in the Dumpster
About Grace's Diary
Grace is concerned about her friend Natalie, whose behavior has changed since she started dating her current boyfriend. Grace wants to call Natalie and talk about her concerns, but knows that Natalie won't listen to her unless she has sufficient information to support those concerns.
Investigate Grace's room to unearth memories and information in order to make that important call to Natalie. Only if you find sufficient information and make the proper choices will you have a successful conversation with your friend.
There are multiple endings to Grace's Diary . . . can you find all three?
Development: GPTouch
Produced by: Jennifer Ann's Group
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Amazon Appstore, Google Play, Web Browser (Flash)
Link: Grace's Diary
About Universal Paperclips
Use your unstoppable intelligence to create a massive paperclip empire in this addictive idle/management/strategy/sim.
Development: Frank Lantz
Produced by: Everybody House Games
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Google Play, iTunes, Web Browser
Link: Universal Paperclips
About My LifeLabs
Through the My Lifelabs Platform, you connect with opportunities you want to pursue, and then are supported in your journey to grow your unique potential to thrive. The process is inspired through peer stories, supported through carefully designed learning challenges and mentor championing, and culminates in real-world stories. At the core of the platform are Quests, Missions and stories with each mission progressing through the stages of imagining, growing, creating, and inspiring.
Development: ASU Center for Games and Impact
Produced by: ASU Center for Games and Impact
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platforms: Google Play, iTunes
Link: My LifeLabs