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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail. Julia Wood FSEM: Videogame Canon March 10, 2011. Technical Terms. Developer: -MECC Publishers: - Brøderbund -The Learning Company Genre: -Simulation. Information: http://pc.ign.com/objects/835/835355.html

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The Oregon Trail

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  1. The Oregon Trail Julia Wood FSEM: Videogame Canon March 10, 2011

  2. Technical Terms Developer: -MECC Publishers: -Brøderbund -The Learning Company Genre: -Simulation Information: http://pc.ign.com/objects/835/835355.html Picture: http://www.zug.com/daily/journal/graphics/062904_oregon01.gif

  3. Various Versions &Their Platforms The Oregon Trail -1981 to 1985 The Oregon Trail (Apple II) -1992 The Oregon Trail Deluxe (MS-DOS) -1993-96 The Oregon Trail Ver 1.2 (Windows) -1996 The Oregon Trail II (Windows) -1997 The Oregon Trail 3rd Edition (Windows) -1999 The Oregon Trail 4th Edition (Windows) -2001 The Oregon Trail 5th Edition (Windows) From http://pc.ign.com/objects/142/14216607.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

  4. Gameplay http://www.singlehop.com/blogimages/OT/screen1.png

  5. Story Synopsis http://eatabrick.org/oregon.png

  6. Hunting and Survival http://www.insidesocialgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/trail1-300x218.jpg

  7. Scoring http://k2xl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/030209-1815-scoresinthe3.png

  8. Educational Effects • Popular among elementary students in the 1980s and 1990s • Most elementary school computer labs provided a copy of the game • Taught children about what life was like in the West and on the journey over • Made learning about the historical background of this time period interesting and fun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

  9. Legacy • Inspired similar games such as The Yukon Trail and The Amazon Trail • Updated editions of the game for different platforms • Popularity of the phrase “You have died of dysentery” • Now available for mobile phones • Facebook version came out on February 2, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

  10. So what? • Why should The Oregon Trail be added to our Videogame Canon? http://netninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oregon_trail.png

  11. Effect on Culture http://oregontrail.org/classic-died-of-dysentery-oregon-trail-tee.jpg

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