I dag har vi fått en pressemelding fra Sony at et nytt Buzz er på tur og denne gangen drar vi tilbake til skolebenken. Spillet har fått tittelen Buzz!: The Schools Quiz og vil bli lansert til PS2 i løpet av året. Spillet skal ifølge Sony spesialiseres for skoler og kan faktisk brukes som en del av undervisningen. Om spillet kommer til Norge, er vanskelig å si og vi kan heller ikke presentere noen skjermiser fra spillet. Med en gang vi får tilsendt mer info, så kommer vi tilbake - vær trygg på det!
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Developed by Relentless Software in partnership with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), Buzz!™: The Schools Quiz will feature over 5,000 unique questions based directly on all areas of the Key Stage 2 Curriculum, covering subjects from 'Ancient Egypt' to 'Weather'.
David Amor, Creative Director and co-founder of Relentless said, "We're incredibly excited about this project. Using the buzzers and the quiz format means the game is instantly accessible - and works on the basis that kids learn more when they're having fun. Learning games like this will, we hope, give teachers an extra tool in the classroom."
Buzz!: The Schools Quiz also introduces 'Teacher Features' - designed in response to teacher feedback and evaluation to give control and flexibility when using the game as a teaching tool:
Create a Quiz based on any one subject area - ideal for revision or refreshing information already learnt
Pause, Skip or End any quiz as it is happening - giving the teacher full control of how the game progresses.
A variety of game modes allow different classroom events to be catered for - Team Play encourages cooperation, while Fastest Finger provides a quick quiz.
A preliminary version of Buzz!: The Schools Quiz will be shown on the ConnectED stand, no S84 at the BETT Show, London Olympia from the 10th - 13th January 2007, before being extensively trialed in Primary Schools before release.