Educational games sought for OLPC

We knew this was only a matter of time -- OLPC people are on the lookout for educational video games to plant on their laptops when they land later this year. We're not sure Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and Oregon Trail are really going to translate, and as much as we'd expect to see Doom officially on the platform, it seems they're looking for new titles that could presumably be easily localized, and take advantage of the OLPC's mesh networking. If you and your code junkie pals want to try your hand, join up at the OLPC game jam at Olin College on June 8th. Grand prize: an OLPC. Hey, at the speed that thing's price is rising you might actually make back some cash on it.

[Matt @ May 26th 2007 3:20PM]

Oregon Trail is teh sux!!! I love that game!

[Mark @ May 26th 2007 3:58PM]

... Or they could just get the 3$ version of Windows and have a plethora of games at their fingertips.

[Nabimbko @ May 26th 2007 4:39PM]

I prefer the $0 version of windows :) I mean ...

[TheWakeUpCall @ May 27th 2007 8:13AM]

If this runs linux, I thought unreal tournament run on linux, that would be amazing wouldn't it? That's my fav FPS.

[Big @ May 26th 2007 10:09PM]

If you are a child living in poverty, I think pc gaming is the last thing you should be worried about.

The OLPC's should be at the most, used for access to the local wifi intranet for educational purposes only.

My question is, can an OLPC be used for Wijacking and wifi hacking? If so, I'll buy one, paint it black and use it for my nefarious purposes.

[Tired_ @ May 26th 2007 10:23PM]

Hmm. $100 fee (not just for the contest, but still a cost). Prize: a hundred dollar laptop. Hmm.

[Rex @ May 27th 2007 2:29AM]

okey it will be simple... just get a gba emulator for linux (isn't there one already) and they will have a truck load of roms on line....GO POKEMON! and since the games are light on the processor, plus they have special gaming buttons on the folding screen, it will be fun! GO POKEMON! okey i am bit too poke-ed, but GO POKEMON! (goes crazy)

[bdkennedy1 @ May 28th 2007 2:42AM]

Sigh... that screen is just screaming to be broken off. Playskool should have designed it.