MS Physics

‘ Best serious game 2011’ dry content playfully teaches students and now also outside the classroom takes off. The PC game Ludwig is a physics game on the topic of renewable energies for adventurers from the age of 11. After the successful tour of the school, the curriculum-based physics adventure is available for quite some time even for private use. Learning is bland, knowledge wants to be conquered”is the motto of the physics game Ludwig. The PC game, which is autumn 2011 on the market revolves around renewable energy. Ludwig is a small research robot based on the principle of the game-based learning, which means playing in the foreground and is learned only through continuous practical use and try out. So the attraction for children is more preserved and the most important thing makes learning fun. After the successful tour of the school, the curriculum-based physics adventure is available for quite some time even for private use. Ludwig offers a perfect symbiosis between game Fun and learning and so positively affects the development of the child. Last year it was therefore with the developer’s award for the best serious game”award. Ludwig is the first game in the German-speaking world, the success criteria of commercial computer games for the transfer of knowledge to make usable. To win at Ludwig, knowledge must be collected and applied at the same time the aim of the game is also the objective. Easy download and you get the small research robot ready like now home? Just under menu item shop, play, buy and download and already begins the journey into the adventure of physics. And one can definitely be promised determines it is not boring, because the game is continually evolving. Currently there is the theme worlds combustion & water force, the other packages of wind and solar energy will follow soon. Who’s behind it? Another partner in the ambitious project involved besides OVOS: the Institute of physics Didactics of the University of Graz is also involved as professionals from the gaming industry, the climate and Energy Fund, the Federal Ministry for education, art and culture, sparkling science, departure (creative agency of the city of Vienna), as well as the Danube University Krems. Company Description: The game of Ludwig was developed by ovos and several partners. Since the company ovos 2004 went at the start, they are convinced that people prefer to include new content, when they have fun. All projects are implemented in this belief. With the applications of ovos users in a fun and playful way to learn about those topics that move. OVOS consists of a core team of 15 people with the most diverse backgrounds. PR contact: provo marketing E.u.. Sandra Pichler Rudolfstrasse 6/1 4040 Linz E-mail: