Geograficus

The game, along with a video game in the Willy Werkel series entitled Willy Werkel baut Raumschiffe, were used at Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Haus in a 2005 program entitled "Expedition Earth" which encourages children to learn about geography through the interactive media.[1]

The gameplay is similar to that of video game Myst, in which players traverse through a series of static screens in a retro science-fiction setting.[2] The game aims to teach players about the Earth's physical geography and history of the Earth.[3]

The game has an internal interactive encyclopedia that contains scientific information and clues on how to complete the puzzles.[4]

The young protagonist Geo is tasked by the wise scientist Geograficus to locate the whereabouts of Balvin, a fire dragon who has gone missing.

Adventure Archiv questioned the choice to set an educational game in a fantasy world with dragons and magic, noting that the logic and physics of such worlds conflict with that of the real world thereby offering a confused message to players.[5] Angel Adventure thought the game was both captivating and beautiful,[6] while Kinderuni Darmstadt described it as interesting and logical.[7] Wissen.de gave the game a rating of 3/5 stars.[8] Macwelt thought the game's graphics or control did not live up to contemporary adventure games such as Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (2003) or Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (2003).[9][10] Lizzy Net wrote that the game made good use of its educational content and made it palatable.[11] In her article Computer games in geography lessons: Learning does not always mean memorizing and timpani, Christina Bulow concluded that the program would not make a good classroom companion due to the high time investment required and the inefficiency of its educational-content delivery.[12]

The game was awarded the 2004 Comenius Seal of Quality,[13] and the 2004 GIGA mouse award for best educational game.[14]

• A study about the game