About Gamindex
Gamindex was born after a long semester of looking for games to use in teaching and not having a single source specifically for games in education. There was a space for finding empathy games and commercial games and educational games, but no one place that targeted how all three could be used in education.
Note: The Gamindex reviews are just a start to determining what game you should use. Be sure to keep your students and community in mind and speak with your tech department about support as you look for the best game for you.
Note: The Gamindex reviews are just a start to determining what game you should use. Be sure to keep your students and community in mind and speak with your tech department about support as you look for the best game for you.
About the Reviews
Developer: This is the company that designed and executed the game.
Publisher: This is the company that published the game.
Year Released: This is the year the game was released to play.
Platforms: These are the game systems you can play the game on. Be sure you know which system you and your students will be using as most games are made for some platforms, but not all.
Price: This is the price of the game. Most prices are based on Steam before sale prices, because Steam offers games for much cheaper than you would typically find in a brick and mortar store.
Content Areas: These are the general areas that the game could fit in. Check the subject area index for a list of all categories.
Suggested Age Level: This is the suggested age of players and is divided up into three categories: Elementary, Middle School, and High School. For some more mature games, the category Upper High School may also be used to specify that it should be for older players, not for the younger side of high school.
Warnings: This section includes if the game has a T or M rating from the ESRB or if it contains more mature elements such as violence, foul language, drugs and alcohol references, or sexual themes. If this section is not present in a review, then it has no warnings.
Play Length: This is roughly how long a play through of the game will take. I will also make notes here if there is extra content to explore beyond this or if a game (e.g. Fallout, Elder Scrolls) could be played for hours and hours and still barely scratch the surface of the content.
Number of Players: This is the number of people that can play a copy of the game at one time.
Difficulty Rating: This rating applies to the gameplay itself and is divided into Easy, Medium, Hard, and Wicked.
Review: This is where I give a basic review of the game as an educational tool. First, I describe a little bit about the game. Then I detail the key good points and key not-so-good points. Finally, I give a few ideas on how it could be used in education (though by no means is it an exhaustive list!) and a final comment or idea on the game overall.
Educational Rating: This is given a score out of 8 and focuses on the game's use in an educational setting. Criteria for this category are listed and briefly explained here.
Overall Rating: This is given a score out of 8 and focuses on the game experience itself. Criteria for this category are listed and briefly explained here.
Play Here! or Buy Here!: These links will take you to a place to play, download, or buy the game.
Have any questions? Ideas for games to include? Comments for improvement or on what is done well? Fill out the form below to let me know!
Publisher: This is the company that published the game.
Year Released: This is the year the game was released to play.
Platforms: These are the game systems you can play the game on. Be sure you know which system you and your students will be using as most games are made for some platforms, but not all.
Price: This is the price of the game. Most prices are based on Steam before sale prices, because Steam offers games for much cheaper than you would typically find in a brick and mortar store.
Content Areas: These are the general areas that the game could fit in. Check the subject area index for a list of all categories.
Suggested Age Level: This is the suggested age of players and is divided up into three categories: Elementary, Middle School, and High School. For some more mature games, the category Upper High School may also be used to specify that it should be for older players, not for the younger side of high school.
Warnings: This section includes if the game has a T or M rating from the ESRB or if it contains more mature elements such as violence, foul language, drugs and alcohol references, or sexual themes. If this section is not present in a review, then it has no warnings.
Play Length: This is roughly how long a play through of the game will take. I will also make notes here if there is extra content to explore beyond this or if a game (e.g. Fallout, Elder Scrolls) could be played for hours and hours and still barely scratch the surface of the content.
Number of Players: This is the number of people that can play a copy of the game at one time.
Difficulty Rating: This rating applies to the gameplay itself and is divided into Easy, Medium, Hard, and Wicked.
Review: This is where I give a basic review of the game as an educational tool. First, I describe a little bit about the game. Then I detail the key good points and key not-so-good points. Finally, I give a few ideas on how it could be used in education (though by no means is it an exhaustive list!) and a final comment or idea on the game overall.
Educational Rating: This is given a score out of 8 and focuses on the game's use in an educational setting. Criteria for this category are listed and briefly explained here.
Overall Rating: This is given a score out of 8 and focuses on the game experience itself. Criteria for this category are listed and briefly explained here.
Play Here! or Buy Here!: These links will take you to a place to play, download, or buy the game.
Have any questions? Ideas for games to include? Comments for improvement or on what is done well? Fill out the form below to let me know!
