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Star Wars Droidworks: Force Unleashed
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In Star Wars® DroidWorks® challenge your students to use and apply their understanding of basic principles of physical science. Watch them design droids in a 3-D laboratory, then test their decisions in exciting missions which require knowledge of energy, forces and motion, magnetism, simple machines and light. An interactive glossary of scientific terms with real world examples is included.
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Can "Star Wars" teach science to youngsters? That's the goal of Star Wars DroidWorks, the first educational software title from Lucas Learning Ltd. DroidWorks lets players investigate the principles of energy, force and motion, light, and magnetism while designing their own droids from 87 robotic parts. A holographic design grid allows 360-degree 3-D viewing, while players construct, customize, and test their droids. Once the droids are constructed, players can maneuver them on 29 different missions as agents of the Rebel Alliance. CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh, $39.95.
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Star Wars Droidworks is an educational video game made by Lucas Learning, where the purpose is to create a droid using many different parts that can be assembled in almost endless combinations and have said droid complete a mission. These missions are where the educational properties come into play, as the missions puzzle specifies, it will teach the player about Energy, Force and Motion, Simple Machines, Light, and Magnetism.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is the next Star Wars game from LucasArts. It employs next-gen technology to bring the Force to life in an explosive new way, and it takes place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
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