Inside the world of Virginia Hall High
Gameplay
Arcade Mode
- Mini missions that challenge your critical thinking skills
- Play all 3 Core Games on 5 different difficulty levels
- 15 unique games, 7+ hours of playable content
- Explore a wide range of media literacy, civics, SEL, and cyber security topics
- Each game ~30 minutes, perfect for playing in one class period
Story Mode
- Follow a complete story of your freshman year as a student/ secret spy at Virginia Hall High
- Investigate the Sleepwalker and learn about new disinformation schemes at VHH
- 2 episodes [more coming soon!]
- Explore a wide range of media literacy, civics, SEL, and cyber security topics
- Each episode ~1 hour, perfect for contextualizing critical thinking skills/ deeper learning
Core Games
Analysis Game
You’ve found an article with an encrypted code! Answer True/False questions about the article to earn tiles, placing them strategically on your Document Scanner board to break the code. But be careful: you’ll have to break the code before the virus catches you.
Critical thinking skill: Critical Reading
Conversation Game
You need to have a difficult but respectful conversation with someone and earn their trust. Use empathetic listening to understand your conversation partner and create a win-win situation. But be careful: if you don’t choose your words carefully, they might become suspicious, or defensive.
Critical thinking skill: Empathetic Listening
Research Game
You’re on a field mission and come across new and dangerous circumstances. Your AI assistant A.M.I.E. will search the web for helpful articles, but be careful! If you want to avoid a grim fate, you’ll need to determine which articles are reliable and relevant… and which ones are not.
Critical thinking skill: Online Research
