Indie Game Maker Launches Games Free for Public Schools Only
Zachtronics | Zachademics
http://www.zachtronics.com/zachademics/
Gamasutra-Zachtronics games are now free for public schools and educational nonprofits
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/346053/Zachtronics_games_are_now_free_for_public_schools_and_educational_nonprofits.php
When I visited the Zachademics site, I said at the top of the site, 'If you are an educator who visited this site, you're probably told that someone has a free game. Anyway, in this world where educational funding is difficult, we can not help attracting people's attention, 'and a message will be displayed to show the understanding of educators.
The following five games are provided by Zachademics, each of which is a puzzle game with the theme of programming and robotics. In addition, it is not a game developed as a teaching material, but a game for the general public, so the contents such as 'bad words', 'violence', 'sexual expressions', 'alcohol and drugs' often appear. However, since all 5 works have received Teen (T) designation of the target age 13 years or older by the ethics review group ESRB for video game expression, there is no concern that the content is radical.
◆ Opus Magnum
Opus Magnum is an 'engineering puzzle game' in which an alchemist refines a reagent with a machine. There is also a sentence that says, 'There is an indirect reference to violence, sexual expression, and alcohol,' and that 'it is an alchemy theme, so it may anger science teachers.' The difficulty is 2 out of 5 levels. The Japanese version 'Opus Magnum' has also been released on Steam.
Opus Magnum, by Zachtronics-YouTube
◆ Infinifactory
Infinifactory is a first-person 3D game in which it is engaged in the production of various industrial products at an alien factory. 'It looks like Minecraft, so it's probably the only game for children in this,' said a somewhat brutal description It is done. In addition, 'Infinifactory for Schools' that thoroughly eliminates the offensive elements is also available, and this is a version that was developed seriously for children. The difficulty is 2 out of 5 levels.
Infinifactory, by Zachtronics-YouTube
Infinifactory has been released Steam version and PS4 version, but does not support Japanese.
Also, in the following article, you can read the secret story of the alien character in creation, which Zach Bath, the chief designer of Infinifactory and founder of Zachtronics, talks about.
How was the fictional 'alien language character' in the game designed? -GIGAZINE
◆ EXAPUNKS
EXAPUNKS is a game where it becomes a former hacker who is affected by medical treatment that requires high medical expenses for treatment, and programs are created with hints from underground hacking magazines. Bad words appear in the film, but there is also an option to cut them. The difficulty is 3 out of 5 levels. ' EXAPUNKS ' is available for download on Steam, but only English is supported.
EXAPUNKS, by Zachtronics-YouTube
◆ SHENZHEN I / O
SHENZHEN I / O is a puzzle game in which you become an engineer working in an electronics factory in Shenzhen and write a program. The contents include references to drugs and alcohol and slight negative words. Also, as China sings about socialist market economy , 'If a student plays it, it may promote a sense of mocking modern capitalism.'
SHENZHEN I / O, by Zachtronics-YouTube
The difficulty level is raised to 4 out of 5 levels. The English and Chinese versions of Steam have been released, but Japanese is not supported.
◆ TIS-100
TIS-100 is a game in which an antique-like PC left by a deceased uncle is repaired by writing assembly code and is the originator of Zachtronics's programming game. The story is minimal, so there is probably nothing wrong with someone. The difficulty is 4 out of 5 levels.
TIS-100, by Zachtronics-Teaser Trailer-YouTube
There are TIS-100 as well as Steam version and iOS version , but the corresponding language is only English version.
The games are not released to everyone free of charge, but they are licensed from Zachtronics upon contact from the educational institution, and you can use the license to have Zachtronics's game installed on your educational PC .
Educational institutions that wish to provide Zachademics are 'Name and title of the person in charge', 'Name of organization, location, tax number', 'game to be offered', 'location and number of PCs to be installed', 'number of students who play the game' You need to contact Zachtronics's e-mail address [email protected], stating the number of people and how to use the game (part of the curriculum (part of the curriculum, student rewards, club activities, etc.).
The target educational institutions are limited to public schools and similar educational organizations, and private schools and for-profit educational institutions are excluded. However, private schools and study groups could receive up to 75% discount depending on the number of licenses by sending the above email.
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