Games+Learning+Society 11 Conference

Zoombinis: The Return of the Logical Journey
Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Scot Osterweil, Elizabeth Rowe

The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis (hereafter Zoombinis) was the first in a series of three computational thinking games and is still what some consider the first and, arguably, one of the best educational games to date (Davidson, 2014). Today, TERC and partners—FableVision Studios, Learning Games Network and The Game Agency—are re-launching Zoombinis for wireless devices (e.g., tablets) to a large commercial audience ranging from ages eight through adult. The re-launch has many considerations for design and research to leverage the nostalgia audience, to reach a new generation, and to understand the power of the game for learning sciences.