Play the Island
Welcome to the Island: an interactive mobile GPS game that allows you to enter the seventeenth century, when Henry Hudson discovered the Island Manhattan and the Dutch founded the colony New Amsterdam, now known as New York.
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What did you think?
 Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 1:17pm
We want to thank everybody for giving their all today. You all did your best!
What did you think about the game. We're ofcourse curious if you liked it. Post all remarks in the comments.

Thanks, the Gamemaster
Updated about 6 months ago · Comment ·
Ellina Nektalova
Ellina Nektalova
Since this is my second time playing, I thought it was awesome. I think the fact that NY students are playing with Dutch students is just so awesome because I know with the adults that we had in NY that were from Amsterdam, we asked them questions about life in Amsterdam and such. Essentially, it was a great means of learning new things.

As for the actually playing of the game - I had SO much fun. It was so exciting and the technology associated with the game. The GPS phone was a great addition. However - it was slow at times but manageable.

Had a great time playing. & I was on the winning team. :)... See More

Thanks!
September 12, 2009 at 6:05pm
No more assignments - Let play!
 Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 1:48am
Many thanks for all your contributions over the past week. They were insightful, inspiring, creative and plentiful. I have no more guilders to give. These are the students that have a head start today:

Netherlands:
Tessel Holsbergen, 1 guilder
Loe van Montfort, 1 guilder
Remmelt Ammerlaan, 1 guilder
Tymon Hogeneist, 1 guilder
Kees Heijermans, 1 guilder
Isabel Mooij, 1 guilder
Daphne Aukes, 1 guilder
Hafsia Moussa, 1 guilder
Lilian Ye, 2 guilders
Stan van Wingerden, 2 guilders
Regina Aukes, 3 guilders
Robin Pocorni, 4 guilders

United States:
Shankar, 1 guilder
Kavita Bahadus, 1 guilder
Gabriel Munoz, 1 guilder
Jose Garcia, 1 guilder
Magdalena Kierzowoska, 1 guilder
Ellina Nektalova, 2 guilders

In case you were wondering; the American students had a few less days to play this week. School started later in the US than in the Netherlands. But we're not in competition with each other. There will be a winning team in each country and the objective is to work together as much as possible (maximize profit and such... ;-)

It's been a great week and I look forward to seeing you all today!
The Gamemaster
Updated about 6 months ago · Comment ·
Play the Island
Play the Island
Gamemaster @ Lilian: good point! I'll add it to your end score (made no difference for the end result...) I'll post all scores on the website tomorrow!
September 12, 2009 at 1:14pm
Gamemaster says: Assignment 4!
 Friday, September 11, 2009 at 6:31am
Henry Hudson was not the only 'player' in the New Amsterdam period of New York. Can you tell us about other important people from this period in time?

For some help take a close look at this picture.
Updated about 6 months ago · Comment ·
Play the Island
Play the Island
Ellina Nektalova: He arrived there in 1647. Stuyvesant provided great leadership for the poorly managed colony, defeated Swedish colonists who attempted to take over Dutch territory in the Delaware region, and negotiated a satisfactory border agreement with New England to the north. He also struggled to maintain peaceful relations with area Indian ... See Moretribes, although he did not always succeed. In August 1664 he was forced to surrender the poorly defended colony to an English fleet.

He was also Calvinist and born to a Calvinist Dutch Reform minister.
September 12, 2009 at 1:23am
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Gamemaster @ Ellina: nice info, 1 guilder to you!
September 12, 2009 at 1:29am
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What did you think?Sep 12, 2009

No more assignments - Let play!Sep 12, 2009

Gamemaster says: Assignment 4!Sep 11, 2009

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Gamemaster says: Assignment 1!Sep 8, 2009

Gamemaster says: Welcome!Sep 7, 2009