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There are many other MMORP games but Kings of Chaos in particular has a number of curricular and technical advantages. There are very few graphics and no animations in the game so it will run on basic specification computers. There is no graphic violence (this is left up to the imagination of the players). All of the technical support is taken care of by the administrators of the game and students can play at home without further support. It is quite simple to play compared to other MMORP games. Curricular Advantages
Basic numeracy skills, planning and strategy and managing resources Success in the game requires basic numeracy skills including multiplication and estimation. My recommendation would be to discuss tactics before letting students loose on the game. It is important to maximise the benefit of any resources and spend gold in the most effective way to meet the objectives of the game (to get the highest ranking) - this isnt a mindless "shoot em up". Communication, co-operation and teamwork When you play Kings of Chaos each player gets a unique link. The purpose of this link is to recruit new players into the game. This feature makes it ideal for classroom use as it is easy for the teacher to set up a link which each student can use to join the game. Doing it this way means that the teacher is commander over the group and can easily monitor each student’s progress and message them at any time. (Technically there is nothing to stop any of the students from ditching the teacher as commander and going with someone else but my recommendation is that students aren’t allowed to do this.) Also you can set up an alliance in Kings of Chaos and get your students to work collaboratively against other alliances. This would make Kings of Chaos a great forum for interschool challenge. |