Video+Game+Critique

. Video Game Critique **__Video Game:__** Virtual Farm There are many aspects to this game that could be tied to learning in one way or another. It teaches students time management. In Virtual farm you have a certain amount of time to plant and harvest your crop before it goes to seed and you are unable to sell it. The player chooses what to plant and harvest, and then they get to sell it in the market. The player is able to decide how much money they want to sell their goods for. This could teach students money management. It also teaches responsibility. Students playing this game are responsible for growing a farm, water crops, harvesting, selling, building on to their farm, feeding and taking care of farm animals. Managing all these things teaches them to multi-task and juggles many things at once. I would use this game for a number of different things. If I was doing a farm unit, this game would be perfect for the students to play and get a taste of what really happens on a farm. You could also use this game if you were doing a unit on money management. On virtual farm if you manage your crops right, you will make money. With that money you can get to choose to buy upgrades, buildings, and seeds. If you manage your money wisely then you will make more money and be successful at the game. You could also use this as a team building game. Having students work together, they will have to make joint decisions about their farm together with their partner. Over all, I thought this game was very entertaining and I think that students would really enjoy playing it for any reason. The only limitation that I see is that it is on a website that you have to pay to use. I did a trial run to play it. As a teacher though, I would consider paying the small amount a month for access to this website for my  students to use. There are so many games that could also be used for educational purposes.
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