Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The Oregon Trail might be educational, but not in the way most people think.
If you grew up in the 80s-90s, there’s a good chance that you played The Oregon Trail in school. The game sold over 65 million copied, and was praised for its educational value. The goal was to teach students about the harsh realities of the old west through an engaging and entertaining video game, but it turns out the information might not have sunk in as well as we thought. More recent studies have found that games like The Oregon Trail are not great at teaching kids historical facts, but they may have been learning equally important skills instead.
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All assets can be found in this Google Doc:
docs.google.com/document/d/1LjudMJA5uj6ta4uL9D6Fz8zkHf045yLkdEsNICusc6Y/edit?usp=sharing
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MUSIC:
""Oh Damn!"" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cj...
""Digital Sonar"" by Brink
""Mindphuck"" by Known To Be Lethal
https://soundcloud.com/known-to-be-le...
""After Hours""
""3170 Lakes"" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hns...
""Beautiful Days"" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beaut...
""Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix"" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/f...
""Good Way Song"" by Electronic Rescue
""Alice y Bob"" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_...
""Sleet"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet
""Toaster"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster
""Patriotic Songs of America"" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New...
""Lets Go Back To The Rock"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/track/123138/...
""Run"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/track/125860/...
""Fame"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/artist/352814...
""Freedom Weekends"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/track/919940/...
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Hosted by Jamin Warren (@jaminwar)
See more on games and culture on his site: killscreendaily.com
Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: to.pbs.org/DonateGAME
↓ More info below ↓
The Oregon Trail might be educational, but not in the way most people think.
If you grew up in the 80s-90s, there’s a good chance that you played The Oregon Trail in school. The game sold over 65 million copied, and was praised for its educational value. The goal was to teach students about the harsh realities of the old west through an engaging and entertaining video game, but it turns out the information might not have sunk in as well as we thought. More recent studies have found that games like The Oregon Trail are not great at teaching kids historical facts, but they may have been learning equally important skills instead.
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ASSET LINKS:
All assets can be found in this Google Doc:
docs.google.com/document/d/1LjudMJA5uj6ta4uL9D6Fz8zkHf045yLkdEsNICusc6Y/edit?usp=sharing
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MUSIC:
""Oh Damn!"" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cj...
""Digital Sonar"" by Brink
""Mindphuck"" by Known To Be Lethal
https://soundcloud.com/known-to-be-le...
""After Hours""
""3170 Lakes"" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hns...
""Beautiful Days"" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beaut...
""Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix"" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/f...
""Good Way Song"" by Electronic Rescue
""Alice y Bob"" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_...
""Sleet"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet
""Toaster"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster
""Patriotic Songs of America"" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New...
""Lets Go Back To The Rock"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/track/123138/...
""Run"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/track/125860/...
""Fame"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/artist/352814...
""Freedom Weekends"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/track/919940/...
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Hosted by Jamin Warren (@jaminwar)
See more on games and culture on his site: killscreendaily.com
Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)
