Civilization V gameplay (Photo : YouTube / Civilization)
High school students will be educated through Civilization V as publisher Take-Two Interactive announced that they will be rolling out a modified version called CivilizationEDU that is specifically designed for learning.
Civilization V's modified version will be coming to high school classes in North America next fall. Developer Firaxis teamed up with GlassLab in order to create the CivilizationEDU version.
On its own, the video game can be educational enough for those who focus on its elements. Considering that the game has a slightly niche audience, those who play the game could have already learned something even without the explicit educational tools.
GlassLab would incorporate analytics tools to Civilization V CivilizationEDU in order to record the students' progress in the game, The Verge has learned. It would help the educators to address if there are any problems in certain fields that the students fail according to the analytics.
The game is heavily influenced with what is written in history books. Players have the power to recreate those events or to change them to fit with their plans.
Civilization EDU will be geared to help high school students think critically and to consider how their decisions might affect an economy, VentureBeat reported. The developers are expecting Civilization V to provide an alternative for standardized tests which can sometimes be inaccurate in gauging the real intelligence of a student.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in a statement: "Civilization has challenged millions of people around the world to revisit and experience history, pursue boldly exploration, and create their own societies based on their passions and freedom of choice."
Civilization V has been one of the highest-rated games in 2010 because of its unique gameplay and take on world history. Despite being born almost half a decade ago, the game still holds good content and a different gameplay experience each playthrough.
Microsoft has also announced a similar move for their Minecraft: Education Edition. It will be open for schools and would allow educators to teach using the sandbox adventure game.
CivilizationEDU will be available for high school classes in North America starting in the fall of 2017. Pricing has not been announced yet by the publishers.
