Educational Games
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Educational Games

Our Web-based educational exercises are unique. They take a novel approach to teaching some of the tried and true concepts in biology. Each exercise stresses self-discovery, and while designed to be fun and intuitive, they retain the academic rigour and depth which university-level exercises demand. Java applets provide the game simulation interface, graphs of user results, and pop-up multiple-choice quizzes. Engaging text, natural history illustrations, and a linked reference section for expanded treatment of key topics.

Examples of our Work

Counting Plants and Animals

Learn how to estimate population size of plants and animals in Algonquin Provincial Park.

Optimal Information Foraging

Teaches students how to locate journal articles, academic Web sites, and background material faster.

Evolution of Cooperation

Learn about Prisoner's Dilemma game and its applications in animal behaviour.

Optimal Foraging Game

Learn how animals feed efficiently in a patchy habitat.

Saving the Whooping Crane

Apply population growth principles to management of an endangered species.