According to a Newsweek scoop, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions will announce today that they are partnering with Aspyr Media to develop an SAT test-prep game for the Nintendo DS, Windows PC, and Mac. The game will presumably mix Kaplan's popular standardized test preparation methods with "gameplay" similar to other DS learning tools like Brain Age (or Imagine Babyz).
Aspyr co-founder Ted Staloch makes it very clear that the software is not meant as a "study break." Instead the currently-untitled "game" is a legitimate way to prepare for the important exam. For those not familiar with the SAT, it is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States; your score can dictate whether you will be attending Harvard's classes or taking out its students' trash.
Also, if you're reading this and thinking this is going to be a great way to prep for the SATs ... shouldn't you be in class right now?
[Via Newsweek’s Level Up]
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9:09 AM on 04.14.2008
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7:34:21 AM: why its not really a scoop
7:34:47 AM: Kaplans parrent company is Washington post
7:34:56 AM: washington post owns many companies
7:35:01 AM: Newsweek is one of them
Thought i would share this with the class since i found it interesting
True. N'Gai Croal (who wrote the piece at Level Up) actually discloses that information, too!
"Game" should be used with quotation marks at all times when discussing this product.
Nah, it's still a game, just like My Spanish Coach and My French Coach. I own both and enjoy them greatly. It's just that educational gaming genre that might seem boring to most people. But, I can say the same thing about a lot of genres that wouldn't require those quotation marks on your end.
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Now that was an educational Game (capital 'G' added for emphasis).
O wait, Im done with college
Good idea.