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GAMES USING GEOMETRY AND PERSPECTIVE.

In this entry, I will share you some games which you can play totally free in most of them. In all these games you have to think in a reasoning way and at the same time, you will develop your reflective knowledge in an enjoyable way.

1.  Monument Valley: it is a jigsaw puzzle game in which the objective is to guide a little princess through different levels, ten levels in total. Although there are a few scenarios, each of them is totally different emphasizing the perspective as an identity sign. Moreover, the game has three dimensions that it allows us to spin around the scenario joining two ways which were separated, but also, it is necessary the use of buttons, handles, and walkway that can be moved by our finger in order to continue and arrive at the final level.

This game is based on the artwork made by the artist M. C. Escher who made mathematically-inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints.


2.  Tetris: it is a traditional and puzzle game in which we have to put in order different geometric figures with the purpose of gain the maximum punctuation. While a piece is falling down we can decide his position and if we achieve to complete a horizontal line, this line will disappear acquiring more points.

3.  Hocus:  it is a game which is also based on the artwork of the artist M.C. Escher. It is also a puzzle and perspective game in which the main objective is to take a red cube to its corresponding place. However, there is not so simple, since all the scenarios have three dimensions who make you change of perspective, thus, the level of difficulty is increased at the same time you advance through the game. 

 In conclusion, I consider that this type of games can catch the attention easily to young people and children. Moreover, we can use them because it is a great way of improving our cognitive skills, such as the ability of reasoning and thinking, the memory, creativity, the capacity of observation and eye-hand coordination as well as it increases the motivation and self-esteem.  

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