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Fonzy says Mystery Matters is learning and having fun at the same time

Mystery Matters

Why I liked it?

I liked it because it made us think deeply and it had different types of questions that we needed to answer. My brain hurts from figuring out the answers mostly the hard ones. Mystery Matters is a really interesting game because it also gives you information about what happened in the past in Sydney. This game for me not only is interesting but exciting because it makes you feel like a real investigator in real life.

Was It Confusing?

Well yes, it was a little confusing because of some of the words I didn’t understand and well some of the questions, but it was good that they gave us clues of course. If we didn’t have clues at all we wouldn’t be able to figure out the answer.

Who would like this game and who would the game be fit for?

I think this game would be fit for Stage 3 and the age of 10 and up because it has the right amount of questions and words we understand. This game would be recommended to everyone.

Comments

I really like this game because it he teaches me and helps me learn what happened in the past in Sydney. It’s a great game for age 10 and up because it’s a game where you can learn definitions of the words you don’t know. It’s very interesting how you can learn and have fun at the same time.

Thoughts on Mystery Matters by the learned JW

Mystery Matters

Why I liked it

I really enjoyed this particular game because it strained my abilities in some parts of the game and that makes me happy that I got to face a challenge. At the start of the game when I saw the newspapers that talked about the rats I thought this could be interesting. But as I went through the game I had a few hunches that made the game fun for me so yes, I really enjoyed it.

Was it confusing?

Yes it was very confusing throughout the whole game considering the fact that it was sort of hard. It was not clear that you had to look in your inventory for the clue items that helped you uncover mysteries and complete the game. Also it was sort of confusing that everything was really tricky and some people found it hard to understand.

Who would like this game and who would it be suited for

I strongly believe that this type of game would be suited to anyone in Stage 3 (11 years and up) and anyone who welcomes a challenge! Now that is the sort of people I like. This game is really for those sorts of people.

Personal recommendations

I would suggest that you give a little more information about where your inventory is and when to check it. I also think that you play through the game yourself and if you see any other problems that you fix them. Thankyou

NECC 2009

 

This is a huge conference where over 13 000 people come to learn about the latest trends in technology.

People meet other people and talk a lot but mostly teachers spend time going to lessons and learning.

We’ve learned about;

  • how powerful Google is as a web based engine for searching the Internet and that it helps focus and then organise your searching
  • iphones and ipod touches and what great learning tools they can be in the classroom
  • all sorts of amazing Apps from web 2.0
  • literacy and how it’s so much more than reading and writing and how it is nearly impossible to test using old test formats
  • making the classroom a happy and fun place to be
  • what students think about the way they are being taught and how they would like to be taught using technology
  • the importance of the web as a place for publication
  • the new web, web 3.0