Episode 187: The Oregon Trail Video Game & Its Wild Success

WikiSleep - A podcast by Adrien Sala

Listen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.comThe Oregon Trail was a popular educational video game released in 1985 and designed to teach 8th grade students about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. In it, the player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding a party of settlers over the trail via a covered wagon in 1848. Along the way, the player makes choices about supplies, resource management, and the route—and must hunt for food, cross rivers, and deal with random events such as storms and disease. Wildly successful, it has sold over 65 million copies. ......#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #TheOregonTrail #TheOregonTrailGame #TheOregonTrailGame1985 #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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