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Age Range Ages 7 and up

Brief Description

WolfQuest is an interactive 3D wildlife simulation computer game. WolfQuest players take on the role of a wolf living in Yellowstone National Park. Through trial and error, instinct and experience, players learn about the life of a wolf as they hunt and interact with other wolves.

Release Date December 2007

Developer MN Zoo and eduweb

Project Lead Grant Spickelmier & David Schaller

Press Coverage

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/12/20/wolf/ http://www.startribune.com/local/south/12685922.html http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/12683467.html

Press Release URL
http://www.wolfquest.org/pdfs/WolfQuest_Launch.pdf

Full Description

WolfQuest is an immersive 3D wildlife simulation game.  Based on real topographic maps of Yellowstone Park and realistic graphics, players join a wolf pack made up of friends in the multiplayer version or seek to perfect their hunting skills and build their own pack in the single player version.  Players find they must balance individual and pack needs in order to increase their collective ability to hunt, defend territory, avoid danger, and protect their young.  WolfQuest also includes a very active forum community of over 36,000 WolfQuest players and wolf enthusiasts who can download the latest version of the game, as well as post tips and strategies, ask questions of wolf experts, share personal wolf artwork and stories, and test their wolf knowledge with online polls and quizzes.



Purpose

The WolfQuest project lies at the intersection of informal inquiry-based learning, conservation education, and a youth culture centered on digital media. WolfQuest raises awareness of critical biological and ecological concepts and attitudes. It vividly brings alive the social behavior, ecology, and natural history of the gray wolf for millions of young people not normally attentive to ecological concepts and conservation issues. As they respond to challenges presented by their environment, players experientially learn about habitat quality, prey populations, and the impact of human presence on the landscape. As they explore a variety of strategies to succeed in the game, players exercise critical thinking and inquiry skills. WolfQuest’s realistic gameplay creates a strong emotional connection between players and wolves, influencing player’s attitudes towards wolves and habitat conservation in the real world.

Metrics
 How are you measuring results?
 Online surveys & phone interviews

What outcomes have been measured?
 Learning and attitude shifts as a result of the game, along with potential behavior change connected to animals, wildlife, and the outdoors.

Non-Profit involved: yes


Funding Sources: National Science Foundation, Best Buy Children's Foundation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Budget
Overall: $730,00
Secured: $580,000

Social Issues/Channels Environment, Other Game Tags

simulation, animals, role playing, rpg, nature, conservation, wolves, wolf behavior, wolf game, free game



Where you can play this game WolfQuest can be downloaded for free at www.wolfquest.org for PC or Mac computers.

Contacts
General Grant Spickelmier, Gspicke@mail.mnzoo.state.mn.us
Press Grant Spickelmier, Gspicke@mail.mnzoo.state.mn.us

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