The Oregon Trail Julia Wood FSEM Videogame Canon

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The Oregon Trail Julia Wood FSEM: Videogame Canon March 10, 2011

The Oregon Trail Julia Wood FSEM: Videogame Canon March 10, 2011

Technical Terms Developer: -MECC Publishers: -Brøderbund -The Learning Company Genre: -Simulation Information: http: //pc.

Technical Terms Developer: -MECC Publishers: -Brøderbund -The Learning Company Genre: -Simulation Information: http: //pc. ign. com/objects/8 35/835355. html Picture: http: //www. zug. com/daily/j ournal/graphics/062904_or egon 01. gif

Various Versions & Their Platforms The Oregon Trail -1981 to 1985 The Oregon Trail

Various Versions & Their Platforms The Oregon Trail -1981 to 1985 The Oregon Trail (Apple II) -1992 The Oregon Trail Deluxe (MS-DOS) -1993 -96 The Oregon Trail Ver 1. 2 (Windows) -1996 The Oregon Trail II (Windows) -1997 The Oregon Trail 3 rd Edition (Windows) -1999 The Oregon Trail 4 th Edition (Windows) -2001 The Oregon Trail 5 th Edition (Windows) From http: //pc. ign. com/objects/14216607. html and http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

Gameplay http: //www. singlehop. com/blogimages/OT/screen 1. png

Gameplay http: //www. singlehop. com/blogimages/OT/screen 1. png

Story Synopsis http: //eatabrick. org/oregon. png

Story Synopsis http: //eatabrick. org/oregon. png

Hunting and Survival http: //www. insidesocialgames. com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/trail 1 -300 x 218. jpg

Hunting and Survival http: //www. insidesocialgames. com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/trail 1 -300 x 218. jpg

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Educational Effects • Popular among elementary students in the 1980 s and 1990 s

Educational Effects • Popular among elementary students in the 1980 s and 1990 s • Most elementary school computer labs provided a copy of the game • Taught children about what life was like in the West and on the journey over • Made learning about the historical background of this time period interesting and fun http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game )

Legacy • Inspired similar games such as The Yukon Trail and The Amazon Trail

Legacy • Inspired similar games such as The Yukon Trail and The Amazon Trail • Updated editions of the game for different platforms • Popularity of the phrase “You have died of dysentery” • Now available for mobile phones • Facebook version came out on February 2, 2011 http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

So what? • Why should The Oregon Trail be added to our Videogame Canon?

So what? • Why should The Oregon Trail be added to our Videogame Canon? http: //netninja. com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oregon_trail. png

Effect on Culture http: //oregontrail. org/classic-died-of-dysentery-oregon-trailtee. jpg

Effect on Culture http: //oregontrail. org/classic-died-of-dysentery-oregon-trailtee. jpg

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