Wolf Quest: Edugaming With Blood

January 12, 2008 by Erin  
Filed under Links, Online Gaming

wolfquest.jpgEver wanted to know what it would be like to be Hungry Like A Wolf? A game has come out that does just that, teaching ecological principles and the ins and outs of wolf behaviour.

Developed by the Minnesota Zoo and Eduweb, Wolf Quest even incorporates an online multiplayer version of the game, so that you can team up with friends to form a pack together and learn something about these majestic and highly misunderstood animals. The developer’s have actually grasped the unique opportunities and quirks of the online gaming scene, and grabbed on the idea of episodic content to keep their game fresh and entertaining. In future games, they plan on offering the following:

Explore new areas of Yellowstone National Park, including the Lamar Valley in wintertime and denning grounds during springtime.

  • Earn enough experience points and, with your mate, try to take down a bull elk without suffering a killing blow from its hooves.
  • Establish a territory for your family pack through raised-leg urination marking, then defend it from other wolf packs through social challenges.
  • Fight grizzly bears for control of elk carcasses.
  • Find a safe den site and produce a litter of pups.
  • Keep your pups healthy and well-fed until they can hunt for themselves.
  • Venture away from your territory on risky missions to kill sheep on nearby ranchland.
  • Once your pups are old enough, hunt as a pack!

The best part? It’s free, and available for both PC and Mac users. Head over to the official Wolf Quest site to download. Now I did download the Mac version and it was awful. The camera wouldn’t track my wolf, so if I ran offscreen I never found her again, I couldn’t zoom in or out, nor could I go right or left. The only time that I spawned with an elk carcass on my screen, I ran into it and got stuck. Apparently other iMac users have had this problem. If someone else has tried it and gotten it to work properly, please let me know, because this game rocks as a concept, but was horribly disappointing when I got it running.

I bet that Jack Thompson can find a military conspiracy in a game that teaches kids how to hunt, stalk, and kill large game and find a suitable mating partner for the continuation of their genetic line.

Via | Kotaku

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194 Responses to “Wolf Quest: Edugaming With Blood”
  1. mirian ^^ says:

    more information in http://www.wolfquest.org

  2. Gunner says:

    YOU are ALL WRONG! amythest mountain is version 2 and version three u have pups in. how do u get version 1 if u already have version 2?
    Go to blackicewolves.webs.com and join my pack!

  3. Gunner says:

    where is that picture from? there is nowhere like that on amythest mountain!
    ps my username on wolfquest is Gunner. my wolf is also Gunner. my son and duaghter need mates. anyone wanna b their mates? go to blackicewolves.webs.com to check out their profiles

  4. Wolf Girl says:

    This is for Wolf Quest Kinda is Cool.I can make you happy onley for a second.I did play multiplayer once and sadly it is COOL.To run around with friends and talk while doing so.My comp is being a jerk!!!!!

  5. I SAW MULTI PLAYER ON YOU TUBE!!! :*( wat do i do 2 fix my computer!!

  6. i saw multi player mode:*( it looks fun…. what do i need 2 play on multi player? i saw that u could do more stuff… WAH!!!

  7. María says:

    Hi all if some of you have an intrest in mermaids then look no forther, go online http://www.43things.com where you can find mermaid spells, chat with ppl online, and stuff. Oh and I can’t wait for the second episod eof Wolf Quest to come out!

  8. María says:

    Hi all did you see the thing I said about http://www.43things.com? It’s about mermaids and if you sign up then my user name there is DarkCuteWolf14 bye bye

  9. Wolf Girl says:

    Well it is just for haveing fun with friends.And what does it say when you try to play?

  10. Lozy92 says:

    i am going nuts here, for some reason i can no longer play wolf quest!!!
    it was fine until earlier, then all of a sudden it crashed and hasnt worked sinse!!! has anybody experienced the same or a similar thing? if so please tell me what to do, do i have to re-download it or what?
    some one help me out please, would be greatly appreciated.
    thanks
    Lozy92

  11. Wolf Girl, when i try 2 play multi player mode it says, “Wolf Quest (Not Responding)” IM SICK OF DIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Wolf Girl says:

    Hm…I realy don’t know what could the problem be Wolf Quest Kinda Is Cool. As for Lozy92 i had that problem and when i re-download it it worked fine.Try to do that.

  13. i think i dont have a device or somethingf 4 multi player mode

  14. Wolf Girl says:

    Wolf Quest Kinda Is Cool
    You don’t need a device for multiplayer cus you can play it on any computer if you have the net connection.

  15. oh ok thanx. but i do have a net connection

  16. *sigh* i guess ill NEVER play multi mode. HEY! IZ MULTI PLAYER MODE ON THE NEXT EPESODE??!!!!!!!!! IF SO I CAN PROBALY PLAY IT THERE!!! please tell me

  17. Lozy92 says:

    thanks for your input to my problem wolf girl, i just left my computer alone for a few hours and then i was working again >.<
    I am not sure if the next episode has multiplayer, it most likely does, but none of us will know until it comes out sometime between may and august this year.

  18. what was the quest for the VERY first episode of Wolf Quest?

  19. OMG!! I JUST KILLED A WHOLE HERD OF ELK!!!!!!! WOWZA!

  20. OMG! I JUST KILL A WHOLE HERD OF ELK INCLUDING THE BULL ELK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  21. sorry i said that twice.. it didnt put my 1st 1 on so i wrote another 1

  22. Wolf Girl says:

    How do you think the pups will look like?Will they hunt with us or is that in episode 3?

  23. Julia Mason says:

    hey, can sum1 tell me if wt is sed is true cuz i have a mate now on the single player… is there any more quests or is getting a mate the only one?

  24. its me, Wolf Quest Kinda is Cool. I dont know wat the puppies (pups) will look like…

  25. SORRY! I MEANT 2 PUT A K IN OKAMI!!!! lol

  26. mirian says:

    wolf quest episode 2 will launch in august

  27. any 1 gonna talk on here any more????????????

  28. Wolf Girl says:

    about what?

  29. wolf quest or somethin

  30. Wolf Girl says:

    well what do you need to know?

  31. WolfPack123 says:

    Your WRONG Wolf Girl WOLFQUEST EPISODE 2 I COMING OUT IN AUGUST WolfQuest 1 Is The One Everyone Is Thinking About Ive Benn Playing For 4 Years!!!!

  32. i dont need 2 know anything im done with my quest

  33. Banana! says:

    This friday may 1st is the annual wolfquest day everynody who can get on. go on multiplay if you can the join any pack. this day isnt for just because its for wolfquest died down and nobody gets on. Thank you please come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  34. Banana! says:

    im bored

  35. Orange! says:

    ack i wish they would hurry up already…i know, i know, they do their best ^.^

    im bored.

  36. Katy says:

    HEEY ITS KATY ! lol hey how did in that pic how did the grass get green ??

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