Interactive Games

Indus Valley

The Indus Valley games takes you on a adventure with the archaeologist Professor Indus. With the help of your laptop, digital camera, compass, and brush, your goal is to discover the lost city of Mohenjo-Daro and learn about the people who once lived there before the civilization disappeared. The games seems like it is made for younger children in the way that it breaks down what an archaeologist is and points out the location of the middle east. It may become a little tedious to the older crowd that stumble upon this game but, it is still mildly entertaining.

Done in classic RPG/Adventure style, this game sends you on a quest with a Greek hero that you get to name yourself, to the three cities of Olympia, Sparta, and Athens. At each city you much visit on of the leaders to receive a mission from them. While you are travelling around on the missions the people you encounter dish out facts about the three main cities that you are going to. This game will bring back many memories and be very entertaining for the former gamers who play Pokemon on their GameBoys.

Farming in Mesopotamia

In my opinion this game is mundane. It is solely based on clicking down a list of commands and watching animations come across the screen. Personally I do not think that it will capture anyones attention. There needs to be some challenge within the game for me to actually learn something.

Ancient Arcade: Greece

The Ancient Arcade is a matching game that makes you compare Greek gods and their items. You can learn from these like you do flashcards while having the added stimulation of images and a god popping up on your screen.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/aqueductjava.html

This site is a very good resource for learning about Ancient Rome, and the way that Romans lived. In ancient Rome, people used aqueducts as the method of bringing water to the city. These were very important, as water is indeed necessary to live. This game is very detailed in describing how aqueducts were made and use. One can read about aqueducts, and even look at an aqueduct manual. The manual tells the "builder" which pieces go where; for example, that tunnels should be built through mountains. Then the "builder" can create their own aqueduct for themselves! The game also further simulates ancient Roman times and how these builders felt. The "emperor" may tell you to read the instruction manual if you are making to many mistakes. Overall, I think this is an excellent game.

http://earth.google.com/rome/

Although not a game, this virtual tour can really capture the attention of the viewer. Many underestimate the things that Google earth can do, so this is a surprise to many. This site allows for the download of Google earth 5, which in turn can allow the viewer to be taken into the magical world of ancient Rome. This site explains to the reader how to enable a virtual 3D tour of ancient Rome. The viewer can learn about ancient Rome, and each individual site or monument, view 3D replicas of these monuments, tour the entire city, and learn about how the Romans lived. It is very realistic, and is an awesome compliment to any class learning about ancient Rome. While today's pictures of ancient buildings are interesting, they are nothing compared to being able to imagine what Rome looked like in its time of Glory. This site can be very beneficial and fun to anyone.