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Playful Learning

Team

Dennis Reep
Nick Bijl
Jill de Rooij
Anne de Bode
Alexander Sommers

Commissioner: Stichting Orion

Description

How can hybrid games & physical exercise help special needs students in the ages of 12-20 years old collaborate better and build more trust in themselves and others to become more independent? A project in collaboration with Orion and Lectorate Games & Play.

Weekly Gameplay Insights – Week 5

Game Insight – Week 5
Game: Globulos

Globulos is an online multiplayer game where you have to lead your globulos (your team of strange alien-like figures) to victory in all sorts of games.
Some of the games are based on existing sports (like football, darts, basketball), other games are totally different.
Even though the rules were nowhere explained, everything was easy to understand. You knew the way of playing was always the same; you had to give direction and speed to your team in order to accomplish the objective. There are more than 20 games you can play and more than 50 fields.
Because of this variance in games this concept is very interesting.

+ Many games & many fields to play
+ Free, no registration required
+ Short, fun games to play
+ Quick start-up
+/- Online multiplayer
+/- Competitive
– Not possible to play when you have no internet
– Not possible to play if no one wants to join your game
– If your opponent is very slow it can be very frustrating

To play Globulos, go to:                                                                                           http://www.globulos.com/
To see some Globulos games in action, you can also check:                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcEjNDNUfR8

 

 



 

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