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- #1) Spaceship Design Kit: Custom build your own fleet of interstellar spaceships.
Choose from a variety or resources including ion, fusion, and warp engines; lasers, torpedos,
missles, cannons, and a variety of thruster configurations. Use built in paint program to paint ships
as well. Launch ships against computer opponent or other person's fleet. Good opportunity for
fan-fiction type of cross-matching (i.e. Battlestar Galactica vs. Starship Enterprise).
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- #2) Amusement Park Design Kit: Build your own Disneyland. From Roller
Coaster's to Bumper Cars to Skeeball, you design it and watch it run. Much in the spirit of
SimCity, except you can drop your point of view to that of a patron of your park, and tour around
and test out the rides! With new VR headsets, a magnificent experience is possible. Premade
parks of the most popular accross the country (King's Island, DisneyWorld, Busch Gardens, etc...)
should be ready to explore and learn from. Hook up over the internet and explore with you
friends.
- #3) Moonshiner: Set back in the years of prohibition, you must create stills to make
your moonshine, and then smuggle it to accross the county line to your distributer. Some
rudimentary brewing skills will be learned, as well as some ways of getting around the laws. Bribe
the local sheriff to make things easier. Should be as historically accurate as possible to make it a
learning experience as well!
- #4) Urban Warfare: You play the role commander of a U.N. peacekeepig force.
You must drop in on a war-torn city and restore order. Explore buildings, protect the innocent
citizens, and subdue the warring factions. Make sure you don't injure the innocent, discrimination
is mandatory. Again, this should be as accurate as possible to actual combat techniques.
- #5) The Unabridged Multimedia History of Video Games Starting with Space War,
a history of every game ever made, with screen snapshots, descriptions, and/or playable demos of
them. They have done it for movies, but what about video games? Searches by types, keywords,
or manufacturer would be available. A simple idea, but someone is eventually going to do it.
- #6) The Underground Railroad An educational game that lets you explore the inner
workings of how slaves escaped to freedom. A great tool for social studies teachers, this game
would allow you to change perspectives from slave, to operators like Harriet Tubman, or even the
plantation owners. Plan daring escapes, but be prepared to pay the consequences if you get
caught.
- #7) New World Explorer Play the role of famous explorers from Columbus to
Champlain to Magellan. Re-inact their voyages, discover strange new people and places win
respect and gold for your country. Again, potential for educational use is primary purpose.
Through a game, the player can understand the magnitude of what these explorers were up
against.