DimensionM™ Challenging Students with New
Evolver Multiplayer Video Game for Algebra
Newest Offering from Tabula Digita Will Be Featured at National
Education Computing Conference in First Annual National Multiplayer
Educational Game (MEG) Tournament
NEW YORK (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 21, 2007 --
Algebra is often described as the gateway to higher mathematics. Yet,
for many, Algebra is where the road to advanced mathematical learning
abruptly ends because students simply can’t
relate to or understand the multifarious concepts. But new research is
showing that this challenge can be overcome by presenting Algebra in a
way that today’s students not only understand
but appreciate – that is, through immersive
educational video games that engage students in an exciting new world of
learning.
To that end, educational video game company Tabula Digita, www.TabulaDigita.com,
today announces the Evolver games for Algebra and Pre-Algebra, the
latest additions to the award-winning DimensionM™,
www.DimensionM.com, series of
immersive, interactive educational video games. Like last year’s
introductory Dimenxian Algebra game, the newly released Evolver
Singleplayer for Pre-Algebra and Evolver Multiplayer for Pre-Algebra and
Algebra, offer dynamic three-dimensional learning environments where
students are transported to a virtual world bursting with action –
and Algebra instruction based on standards set by the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics. Through sustained exploration and
engagement, students master Algebra concepts critical to passing high
stakes exams and graduation requirements.
According to Ntiedo Etuk, CEO and co-founder of Tabula Digita, the
highlight of the new Evolver series is undoubtedly the multiplayer
capability that allows students to compete, individually or in teams,
with students from the same classroom, same building, same district, or
even from across the country.
“Research shows that learning is greatly
enhanced when students use critical thinking and problem solving skills
in a collaborative environment,” said Etuk. “Students
can be brought together collectively or competitively in order to better
learn from and motivate each other.”
In the new Evolver Multiplayer version, students face numerous
mathematical obstacles, develop team-based strategies, and navigate
through a series of mazes to score the most points. This gaming format
provided an immediate “need-to-know the math”
environment when students in Orlando, Florida test site classrooms faced
off with students from New York City and outside Atlanta in Forsyth
County, Georgia.
“Our kids really enjoyed competing against
students from other states,” said Jeffrey
Gallup, instructional technology coordinator at Ocoee Middle School in
Orlando, Florida. “The collaboration between
students was amazing. They used mathematical strategies –
and it paid off. This educational video game clearly helps students
understand that learning math skills can be fun.”
The additional new game series, Evolver Singleplayer for Pre-Algebra,
uses the same model of incorporating key algebraic concepts into a
contemporary game format. Here, Pre-Algebra students take part in 20 “missions”
or lessons, in order to master concepts such as proportions, number
lines, and adding and subtracting integers to advance through the
self-competition. Additional concepts such as prime numbers, order of
operations, evaluating expressions, employing function tables, and
solving equations are incorporated as well.
“We believe that the Evolver series
successfully incorporates challenge, control, curiosity, collaboration
and competition – key elements of successful
video games – to provide students with
concentrated stimulation,” said Etuk. “The
graphics, sound and animation are akin to features found in some of today’s
most popular video games. The increased student motivation leads to
increased time on task, followed by the ultimate goal of higher student
achievement.”
A supplemental curriculum solution to classroom textbooks, the Evolver
series content is correlated to select state standards. It also provides
automatic progress tracking for each student so teachers can provide
additional instruction to help students gain mastery of specific
concepts.
The Evolver games are available for purchase in five versions: single
user, class license lab pack, site license and district license. Evolver
Multiplayer is also available as a standalone package under site and
district licensing arrangements. The software is available on both
Windows and Macintosh platforms. For more information, please visit www.DimensionM.com
About Tabula Digita
Tabula Digita is an educational video game company focused on delivering
innovative and effective educational games to students and institutions.
Through its fusion of education and technology-based immersive learning
systems, Tabula Digita successfully offers standards-based, high impact
educational tools that engage middle and high school students in
learning and applying pre-algebra and algebra I concepts.
In 2006 Tabula Digita received the Macworld
Editor’s Choice award. This year the company
received the prestigious “Newcomer of the Year”
CODiE Award from the Software Industry Information Association (SIIA),
recognized for “offering a product that has
the potential for significant impact on students and teachers.”
Tabula Digita was founded in Manhattan’s
Silicon Alley in 2003 and is the brainchild of entrepreneur Ntiedo Etuk
and award-winning electronic game designer Robert Clegg. For more
information, please call 1-888-9-Tabula or 1-888-982-2852 or visit www.DimensionM.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: At the NECC conference in Atlanta, the Evolver
educational video games can be seen at booth #2239.
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