3DHive

3DHive is a patented technology that was developed by Playware Studios under the Future Schools project.  It is developed  in collaboration with the Canberra Primary School in Sembawang, Singapore. Read more about the 3DHive @ Serious Games Singapore a blog dedicated to the project.

3DHIve features a powerful Game creation tool called Esoteric. This is a fully GUI based editor platform that requires no prior knowledge of art, design or programming.  

3D HiVe is an advanced online games and virtual world platform designed to be used for Education. It features integrated multimedia support, multimodal communication and secure online environments. It is a Standalone virtual world that provides all the strengths of the virtual worlds without the need for external hosting. It thrives on user generated content and provides easy to use tools for creation of content. The Following can be created on 3D Hive:

Mystery Matters (2010)

Developed for the Centre for Learning Innovation, Department of Education and Training, New South Wales, Australia. Link

How can you engage students in authentic learning while having fun in your classroom? How can you equip students with 21st century skills through fun online activities? You might find the answer in Mystery Matters. This new resource collection from the Centre for Learning Innovation targets middle years students, taking  them on an interactive journey where they gather information, solve puzzles, listen to and observe character interactions, hunt for clues, research answers and ultimately solve the mystery.

For CLI, Playware developed the the browser based game engine, the online portal, two learning games based on the engine, a graphics library and a GUI based editor and content management system.