Friday, September 9, 2011

Fun Math Games: Is it Possible to Have Fun With a Math App?

By Lizzie Mac


Do fun math games really exist? For many people the thought of playing a game that involves school subjects is not necessarily appealing. However a cool math app for iPhone, iPad or android device can make all the difference, and if it is addictive enough it can keep you entertained while you carry on doing the math!

Fun math games help both adults and children to keep their mental agility in tip top condition. From basic counting skills to more complex geometric games, adults and children alike become keen to improve on their last scores, and forget that they are using their brain in quite complex ways. The competitive nature of the games encourages scores to be posted to online score comparison sites where they can be compared with others.

A math app can easily be disguised as a fun math game for youngsters. Kids can quickly become engaged with colourful and appealing characters, and will thoroughly enjoy the challenges that are posed. Addition, subtraction, spatial awareness puzzles or problem solving games can engage a child for prolonged periods of time and on a recurring basis.

Fun math games aimed at adults include the old faithful games such as sudoku, the new classic game Tetris, and even the immensely popular Angry Birds which uses a player's knowledge of angles and velocity, although without you really thinking about it and dreading playing a math game! The addicting quality of any of these games takes over and the player is fully engaged and determined to win. That is the sign of a great game.

But what happened to good old paper and pencil, you ask? Well, nothing - they are still a very good standby to pass the time if that is all that is available. But with huge numbers of new apps becoming available every day, it is very easy to find fun math games with engaging graphics and exciting game play to keep both adults and kids happy and cognitively tested.

Math may not be a first choice of subject for a game, but as we have discussed, they can be entertaining, engaging, challenging and addictive just like some of the most popular games in the App Store. There are new apps out every day and it might be worth trying one you have not seen before, as it is clearly possible to get a lot of good quality entertainment from fun math games.




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