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Test prep that’s fun? Genius
Here’s a story about an Austin company that’s teaming with Kaplan Testing - the folks behind the SAT - to make a test prep video game to help kids studying for the SAT exam. NOW you’re talking.
I’m ashamed to say that I spent 12 precious hours of my life recently playing a puzzler game on the DS - yes, I have my own - called Professor Layton and the Curious Village. It was a blast, even if it did make me use brain cells I haven’t used since 11th grade. (And I won’t even bring up that I’m so addicted to a certain part of the Brain Age 2 game that I had to give the game away lest I have no time to do things like make dinner or talk with my family.)
But bringing a SAT game to the Nintendo DS is a natural. For the uninitiated, the DS is a handheld video game that has graphics on two screens (hence, the dual screen DS thing). Their little mascot for the new game (above) might be a hard sell for a high-schooler (although I still can’t explain the apparent multi-generational adoration of Hello Kitty), but people will play nearly anything on a DS.
P.S. - Just to out myself completely, technologically speaking. I’m waiting patiently for the “game” I’m sure is going to change my life: Wii Fit. I somehow really do believe it is going to help me get in shape. I’ll let you know.
Comments
By Mia
April 15, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
Sounds good. I’ll have to look into it for my 15-year-old.
By Dena
April 22, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this
My son thinks he is just going to die durng the week because we do not allow him to play his games! He got a DS for Christmas and for 3 days after he opened Brian Age I would not allow him to play it since I was so addicted to it. I have never understood how my husband and my son can sit for 10 hours in front of a TV playing s game but after that I did a little!!!