Secret of Bird Island Video Game
A “Snapshot Adventure” Download Game from iWin
“Snapshot Adventures: Secret of Bird Island,” developed in collaboration with the Cornell lab of Ornithology, looks like a lot of fun.
iWin’s “Snapshot Adventure: Secret of Bird Island” video game takes the great features of video games—impressive graphics, problem solving, a demand for hand-eye coordination, and a good mystery—and leaves out the violence so typical of many games. Appropriate for all ages, it’s going to appeal to lots of people: children, birders, and gamers.
Take a mystery—a missing grandfather famous for his excellent bird photography—and throw in a journal full of clues, a mixed cyberspace terrain full of interesting characters and colorful birds, some unique perks like magic bird seed, and the ability to create your own birds, and you have great entertainment—you, the player, are a chip off the old block, capable of excellent bird photography. You’re searching for your grandfather and enjoying the birds while you search. Along the way, you’re taking pictures of birds. As your photography skills improve, some of your shots may be good enough for publication; some of them may even be new species recently released into the virtual landscape. Will you find your grandfather and take your place beside him as a gifted bird photographer?
iWin’s collaboration with the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology during game development means that there are lots of real opportunities for learning in “Secret of Bird Island.” There are already a few reviews on the iWin site—all very positive. If you try the game, let us know what you think of it by posting to the Birds discussion area.
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