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Deca Sports

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Deca Sports

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Deca Sports is an interactive sports game comprised of ten different sports activities made for the Nintendo Wii. Using a Wii remote, players can engage in archery, figure skating, badminton, curling, and more.

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Half-Life

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Half-Life

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Half-Life is a first-person shooter game set in an underground research facility. Players solve puzzles and tasks to find their way out of the facility. This game has been used as therapy for individuals with phobias. It can be played on the Sega Dreamcast, PC, and PlayStation2.

Faceland

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Faceland

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This game uses an “amusement park theme to engage and motivate.” It helps children “build skill in facial recognition of emotion by: breaking concepts down into smaller pieces (clues), promoting clue acquisition via spaced repetition, checking for understanding of clues using new examples, combining clues for “part to whole” learning, and utilizing instruction that incorporates photos, mirror mimic sessions, and varied interaction.”

Immune Attack

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Immune Attack

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D.M. Dinwiddie, Physician-in-Training

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D.M. Dinwiddie, Physician-in-Training

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D.M. Dinwiddie, Physician-in-Training is an adventure game designed to give adolescents a peak into the world of medical professionals. Players of this game learn about what it takes to be a medical professional by giving them an opportunity to research, diagnose, and treat patients with common ailments.

Gamequarium

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Gamequarium

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Gamequarium is a collection of free, online educational games for children. It is divided into sets according to grade level, subject, and content. These games are designed to help players improve their skills in various school-related subjects while improving their cognition and memory.

Killer Flu

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Killer Flu

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In the free, online game Killer Flu, players are taught about seasonal and pandemic flu and how those differ from the influenza virus. Players navigate through a world while learning about how these illnesses spread and mutate every year. The goal is to infect as many people as possible with the flu virus by choosing places that are susceptible to transmission, such as hospitals or workplaces.

Earthquake in Zipland

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Earthquake in Zipland

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Earthquake in Zipland is designed to help children of divorced or separated parents cope with the stresses and emotional issues that often arise from the separation. Players embark on a quest while helping the main character deal with some issues that may resemble those of the players, such as anger, guilt, and loyalty conflicts.