Oregon Trail

Oregon Trail

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Supreme Court, No-Excuse Charters, Oregon Trail

Episode: Supreme Court, No-Excuse Charters, Oregon Trail

  • Jun 1, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 17:43 mins

A whole generation of Americans who were in elementary school in the 1980s have memories of playing a video game called "The Oregon Trail." It was – and still is – one of the most popular educational video games of all time. The latest reboot has better music, but you’re still just as likely to die of dysentery as you lead your wagon train West. And Jarrad Trudgen says they've added a Native American perspective. Trudgen is the creative director at Gameloft Brisbane in Australia.