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The Oregon Trail is a pioneering videogame, first conceived of by teacher Don Rawitsch as a means of getting across the realities of 19th century pioneer life to schoolchildren. Alongside two colleagu

The Oregon Trail remake has gotten a brand new update that brings additional storylines and features. Best of all, the DLC is absolutely free.

Where Do Learning Games Go From Here?

The Remarkable — and Still Relevant — Story of Oregon Trail

In 1991, I pulled a chair up to an Apple II in my first-grade class and inserted a floppy disk with a faded, fraying label: The Oregon Trail. I

In 1971, three teachers created a legendary computer game of westward expansion (and dysentery). 65 million copies have been sold—and its authors never saw a dime.

You might've grown up playing the game, but do you know its roots?

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In 1971, a trio of Minneapolis educators, using a hulking teletype machine connected to a mainframe miles away, designed the legendary game of westward expansion (and dysentery) that would help revolutionize personal computing. Despite more than 65 million copies sold, they never saw a dime. Do you want to eat (1) poorly (2) moderately or […]

Next month will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular educational games of all time, but the Oregon Trail's roots are actually right here in Minnesota.