This is my Software Evaluation of three Kinect Game that can be intergraded into the classroom.

1. Xbox in Education
Digital Game Based
Learning
Software Evaluation

2. Requirements:
All software will require the Xbox 360 System and the
Kinect sensor
– Microsoft - Xbox 360 4GB Kinect Bundle = $299.99
– Microsoft - Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Bundle = $399.99
Projector or TV for viewing
License:
A single unit license is required for each Xbox 360.

3. Instructional Goals
Supporting Literacy and English
Kinect Adventures The Kinect Adventures Story
Mysterious Objects
Speech Writing
Factual Research: Sea Creatures
Developing Trust and
communication Skills
Supporting Mathematics
Simple Sums (Rally Ball)
Data Collection
3D Shapes (cubes)
Shape
Averages and probability
Supporting Science
Exploring Space
Making Bubbles
Forces, Levers and Motors
Price: Free with purchase of a Supporting Social Landforms
Geographical
Subjects
Xbox 360 / Kinect Console Climatic Zones
Bundle Historical Research

4. Pros –
•Motion controls work well
•Events range from serene to
strenuous
•Living statues make interesting
rewards for your progress.
Cons –
•Not enough depth or variety to stay
interesting for long stretches
•20,000 Leaks requires a bit too
much precision
•Space Pop is too laid-back to be
engaging.

5. Instructional Goals
Supporting Literacy and English
Kinect Sports The History of Sport
Instructional Writing
Advertising Campaign
Supporting Numeracy
Data Collection
Data Processing
Averages and Probability
Simple Sums: Distance
and whole numbers
Simple Sums - Time and
decimals
Supporting Health and Wellbeing
Setting, Serving and
Slicing
Developing Motor Skills
Price: $29.99 + SH

6. Pros –
•Good variety of sporting events
•Intuitive and mostly responsive
controls
•Multiplayer works well both locally
and online.
Cons –
•Does almost nothing to cater to solo
players
•You need to exaggerate some of
your movements for them to
register.

7. Instructional Goals
Body and Brain Secondary Mathematics
Connection •Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide
multi-digit decimals using the standard
algorithm for each operation
•Apply properties of operations as
strategies to add and subtract rational
numbers
Elementary Mathematics
•Determine the unknown whole number in
a multiplication or division equation
relating three whole numbers.
•Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole
numbers using the standard algorithm.
•Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in
numerical expressions, and evaluate
expressions with these symbols.
•Numbers and Operations- Understand
Price: $19.99 + SH operations how they relate to one another.

8. Pros –
•Accessible mix of physical and mental
challenges
•Makes you feel like you're getting
sharper
•Mini-games cover a nice variety of
skills.
Cons –
•Some mini-games have control issues
•Not enough content to justify the
price
•Occasional sign-in snafus.

9. Features
Kinect Adventures will get you off the couch and into the game in a
whole new way. You and your friends and family will jump, dodge, and
kick your way through 20 pulse-pounding adventures set in exotic
locations. Work together as you navigate through roaring rapids,
challenge obstacle courses or save a leaky underwater laboratory.
Body and Brain Connection revolutionizes the mega-popular Brain
Training genre he helped originate with an all-new, unique blend of
physical and cerebral challenges. It will challenges players to exercise
both their minds and bodies with fun, fast-paced mini-games ranging
from math, logic and memory to reflex and physical-orientation
exercises.
Kinect Sports features soccer, beach volleyball, bowling, table tennis,
track and field, and boxing. It delivers the ultimate party experience -
whether you are trying to outmaneuver the goalie to win the soccer
match or cheering on your friends at ringside. Kinect Sports is so real,
you will almost feel the wind in your hair as you fly over hurdles and
the sand in your toes as you set, bump and spike your way to volleyball
victory.

10. Comparison
Is previous gaming
No No No
experience needed?
1 or 2; may be 1 or 2; may be 1 or 2; may be
Number of players? grouped or put into grouped or put into grouped or put into
teams teams teams
The game’s target Kinect Sports is rated
All levels All levels
age level? PEGI 12.
Would students
Yes in some Yes in some Yes in some
with disabilities be
activities activities activities
left out?

11. Recommendations
As with most cutting edge technology tools, the gains in student
participation, student motivation and student increased performance will negate the
cost in the long run. Each of the software has its own it own diverse operation and I
would recommend all items if one is starting a Kinect program in a school district.
Kinect Sport will be a great
Body and Brain motivational tool for your
With the game being
Connection challenges you classroom. It can be used to
bundled with the Xbox
to exercise both your mind develop motor skills. Kinect
360 Console, this will be a
and body with fun, fast- Sports allows you to
great starting tool for
paced mini-games ranging complete with other players
across the curriculum
from math, logic and at virtual sporting events via
development of lessons
memory to reflex and Xbox LIVE. This is a
that will engage and
physical-orientation great way to develop
motivate the students.
exercises. international education and
citizenship in your classroom.

12. Sources:
• http://www.edutechnow.com/
• http://www.kinecteducation.com/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_and_Brain_Connection
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect_Adventures
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect_Sports
• Digital Game based Learning
• http://www.gamespot.com/