The media highlight Archaeologist's ability to encourage learning

The media have reported on the launch of Archaeologist as a valuable new tool for learning through technology, since it is the first educational video game that brings archaeology and history into the classroom.

In its article, Castellón Plaza highlights Archaeologist's commitment to making learning fun through gamification and the serious game's extensive history content:

“Is there anything an archaeologist wants more than to excavate Pompeii? Probably not. Visiting the ruins of the ancient Roman city, buried by a huge eruption in AD 79, is a must for thousands of tourists, and especially for professionals who study ancient civilisations.

Thousands of years later, it is still possible to imagine how spectacular the city was, because the remains of temples, public buildings, villas and even shops survive. Fragments of daily life that managed to endure and now let us learn about its history and culture. That is why, in its ambition to turn anyone who wants into a great archaeologist, the studio REM Experience has created a serious game where excavating Pompeii is not only possible but part of a larger expedition,” explains journalist Sara Cano in her article.

In Archaeologist, players can also travel back to prehistory and immerse themselves in the Talayotic culture that developed in the Balearic Islands; visit watchtowers built in Ibiza between the 16th and 18th centuries; enter an Ice Age cave with remains from between a hundred thousand and ten thousand years ago; explore Saqqara, the necropolis of Memphis in Egypt; and join the excavation of St Mary's chapel or the demolition of some old 20th-century houses in Badalona.

In short, what Archaeologist offers gamers —and especially students, given its educational value— is the chance to solve the mysteries hidden in eight sites in five countries (Spain, France, Egypt, Italy and England).

Read Sara Cano's full article here.

SPECIALIST PRESS

Educación Press covered the launch of the educational video game in its Technology section:

“One of the most attractive possibilities technology offers is bringing educational video games into the classroom, making it possible to work on different subjects in an immersive, motivating way, to study anytime and anywhere with no limits on practice —since it is also an e-learning tool— and to encourage learning by trial and error, improving retention of concepts through an enriching experience,” says the article.

“That is why REM Experience has created Archaeologist, the first educational video game for learning archaeology in and out of the classroom. A new educational tool designed to complement the learning of social sciences in an interactive, fun way,” explains the article, which you can read here.

RADIO

IB3 also covered the launch of this educational tool on its programme Al dia en bits, where Tona Pou highlighted how educational video games develop skills such as attention, mental agility and decision-making, spatial awareness, and learning that sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. REM Experience CEO Andreu Florit explained that Archaeologist lets players become real archaeologists, setting a series of challenges that expand and improve their knowledge and support their personal growth. Listen to the full podcast here.