The past discussions this week have reminded me of the learning games I played throughout my childhood. My brother and I loved playing Mathblaster, Gizmos & Gadgets, and Treasure Mathstorm!. Although some gamers are critical of the cut scenes and strong story lines of the videogames they play, I found that the story in these computer games was essential to the game. It could be because the games were geared towards education and not ‘play’ or ‘fun’, but I often found that getting to the next cut scene was the focal point of the gameplay for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp8FpkR_Lao