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Interactive Parables

A new 3d style Quiz Game about the parables of Jesus

24 Parables to play!  Over a dozen Maze levels styles to choose from!

Overview:
Interactive Parables is a collection of quizzes about individual parables that you play in a 3d Maze. You select from 24 Jesus parables to be quizzed about, and you also get to select the style of 3D MAZE to play in (over a dozen maze choices). See list of parables below.

In order to find the content and win the game, you must play your way through the 3d game maze, avoiding traps, gamey things, finding keys, jumping chasms etc, and answering multiple choice and true/false questions about the parable which are found throughout your maze. 

Important Note to teachers: This game is for some older children, pre-teens and youth. Each game focuses on one parable, and may take as much as an hour to master depending on skill level. See more notes below.

Details:
You begin by reading the Bible story presented as a graphic outside the maze, then you enter a maze of rooms and game levels. Each room/level is filled with pop-up questions to answer, things to jump, run from, and otherwise avoid, plus game objectives to complete (keys and stars to collect),  and bonus points to claim. Challenges include chasms and barrels to jump, power-up stars to collect, and traps to avoid. Nothing scary! Just challenging and fun.

The quiz questions assume a basic knowledge of the parable -such as its parts, but also its basic meaning. Of course, if you don't know the answer, you'll have to try again. The game does offer text of the parable at the beginning of each game, but I would suggest that Interactive Parables is the kind of game you use AFTER a Bible study, and not in place of one. Of course, if you are playing it with your Bible open to the parable, that will do too!

In each game you'll meet "Mr. Green Jeans" (pictured right) -a young lad who is confused about the story. You must answer his questions with the correct response in order to receive gems that allow you to complete the level. Maps and inventories of each level are at your fingertips.

At the beginning of each game you can choose the "style" of game level theme you want to play your parable in. Some are spartan and a bit futuristic, others look like the 'warehouse' see in the picture here on the right.  The level themes and decor are  modest. The focus is on the game action.

Important "Lesson Time" notes:

Each parable game takes upwards of 45 minutes to complete --depending on how good you are at playing the game. The mazes and game play aren't that hard (for gamers), but they are challenging, require plenty of time to play, and you may run out of turns and have to go back to your last saved location. Adults who don't have experience playing 'video games' or 3d style games will find IP difficult to preview. Get a teen to help!

And keep this in mind too: the less they know about the story, the more time it will take to complete the quizzes. The typical young player (or adult) will need several attempts and restarts to get through each quiz's game levels. And that doesn't leave much time for Bible study and discussion (which our typical customer would want to add). Thus, the game probably doesn't fit in the typical lesson timeslot, especially if you need to wrap some study and discussion around the software use. Sharp gamer teens can complete a game in 30-40 minutes, but our testing and customer feedback indicates ages 10-12 will need more time.

Having said this... IP is a good resource for LESSON REVIEW if you have plenty of TIME to use it. This is a nice game for “after the lesson,” unstructured game time, or home use. Adults will enjoy this game too!  I did. <>< Neil

Interactive Parables is for Ages 10 and up. Reading ability IS REQUIRED, as is a knowledge of the parable in order to compete and complete. Some third graders might do fine with it, but need plenty of time to complete each quiz game. Scriptures are in an easy to read version. The challenging 3D gameplay makes pre-teens and teens the logical audience for this game. Quiz questions ask both about facts and meanings in the stories. Some selectable level styles are harder than others (which will help your gamers feel challenged).

Windows 98/Me/XP/Vista only.
500mhz, 96mb Ram, 8mb video ram minimum.

Look in the Quiz software section of our online form

1 copy  $21 | 2-4 copies $18 ea. | 5+ $17 ea.

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