Late June, the Serious Games Association disclosed the Gold,Silver and Bronze Medal winners of the 2015 competition, when we came to know that Schell Games was the deserved recipient of Gold Medal honors for two of its games: both The World of Lexica and Water Bears were recognized for their high quality of engagement and measurable learning opportunities. At the 2015 International Serious Play Awards ceremony held last week, July 23, the SGA announced that Water Bears was also awarded the Best of Show . Water Bears EDU is a 3D puzzle game that requires students to use spatial reasoning and color-mixing skills to redirect water through pipes in a grid-based environment, giving students hands-on experience with Systems Thinking concepts. Developed by Schell Games in collaboration with the Creativity Labs at Indiana University , the Serious Game – or Transformational Game, according to Schell Games’ value proposition - is based on a prototype funded by t
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