FoodForce2: Revolutionizing education

With the advent of new digital media and low cost computers which are connected to each other, the educational system needs better ways of teaching children. Recently, games on computers and other digital media are being explored as a possible medium of imparting education. The existing games however are either developed for entertainment purposes only or have a limited focus in aiding the children learn according to the existing curriculum. This paper describes our attempt at combining story-telling with collaborative game-play to achieve better learning with FoodForce2. FoodForce2 is an attempt which aims at providing a holistic view towards learning by inculcating moral values and other cognitive skills. The effect of imparting education through this interactive platform is compared with the conventional methods of teaching and the feedback and results obtained from various school visits have been documented in the form of graphs.