* Influent * This video game is aimed at inspiring people around the world to pick up a new language by making vocabulary acquisition and proper pronunciation a fun and rewarding experience without the need for pencils or books. Players explore an interactive 3D environment (a.k.a. the flat of the protagonist) which is filled with […]
* CogniFit * The website provides users with 33 mental games, which have as main goal to help users assess and train their minds, brain and cognitive abilities (brain training). Each game takes places in a different scenario (in the countryside, on the beach, on a road, in a sports court, on the street, with
* Free rice 2.0 * When accessing the website, the user finds a word in English, whose correct meaning has to be chosen among four possible options. In addition to questions on English vocabulary, the user can also play with questions related to other topics, such as geography, art and chemistry (see the selection on
* Lumosity * Lumosity is a leading brain training program by Lumos Labs, Inc. Lumosity’s web and mobile games are designed by scientists to challenge core cognitive abilities. Lumosity’s scientists take neuropsychological and cognitive research tasks, or design new ones, and work with game designers to transform them into 50+ cognitive games. Designed to be
* Urban Empire * Urban Empire is the pioneer of a new breed of strategy games that combine city builder features with political scheming and adds 200 years of historical progress into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience where players must employ strategic planning and political savvy to successfully grow their cities in
* Monument Valley * Monument Valley is an indie puzzle game developed and published by Ustwo Games. The player leads the princess Ida through mazes of optical illusions and impossible objects while manipulating the world around her to reach various platforms. The game is presented in isometric view, and the player interacts with the environment
* Calvino noir * Calvino Noir is a stealth game. The main character is a “scrambler”, or spy, who must evade various guards. The player must hide and sneak around to avoid being spotted by enemies or being lit up by their flashlights. He must wander through complex rooms and towers enveloped in shadows that
* This war of mine * The game, inspired by the 1992–96 Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, differs from most war-themed video games enormously by focusing on the civilian experience of war rather than frontline combat. Constantly, characters have to make many difficult decisions in order to survive everyday dangers. There are various
* Duolingo * This is the free science-based language education platform with 300M+ users. As it is hard to stay motivated when learning online, Duolingo puts an emphasis on “Gamification”, with the goal to make language learning as entertaining as playing a game. Duolingo● Apps are available for Android, iOS, Windows Phones and web browsers●
* while True: learn() * Everyone is speaking about machine learning. Forbes writes that these developers and Data Scientists have incredible salaries, Elon Musk says that they can accidentally create an AI that can enslave humanity. So, what are these people really doing when they come to work? while True: learn() is a simulator of
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