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Muzzy Lane Software
Company typePrivate
Industry
GenreEducational games
HeadquartersNewburyport, Massachusetts, United States
ProductsMaking History
Participatory Chinatown
ClearLab Project
Past Present
MiddWorld Online
Practice Marketing
Website[1]

Muzzy Lane Software is a technology company developing game-based learning software tools in the Education Technology space. In 2015 they released Muzzy Lane Author, a suite of tools that allow educators to create their own game-based learning assessments.

The company began by creating detailed strategy games with the goal of learning and teaching history. Their Making History series has been used in hundreds of classrooms; which led the company to create several commercial releases in the World War II and World War I eras. They have worked with partners including McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson Education, Cengage Learning, the National Geographic Society, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and directly with universities. Muzzy Lane published a research study on non-traditional students funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2016.[1]

In 2016, the company sold the Making History franchise to Factus Games, and is now focused entirely on educational technology.[2][3]

History

Muzzy Lane Software was founded in 2002

In January 2011, Muzzy Lane moved their offices to the Towle Building in Newburyport due to the need for increased space for their growing team. The company brought in David McCool, CEO and President, a veteran in the start-ups, education, and publishing industries. In 2016, the company moved to Boston North Technology Park in Amesbury, MA.

Products

Titles Release Year Platform
Making History (series) 2007 PC and MAC
Participatory Chinatown 2011 PC
ClearLab Project 2009 PC
Past/Present (for the Center for New American Media) 2012 Browser
MiddWorld Online (partnered with Middlebury Interactive Languages) 2011[4] PC
Practice Marketing (partnered with McGraw-Hill Education) 2010 PC/Mac/iOS/Android
Practice Government (partnered with McGraw-Hill Education) 2012 PC/Mac/iOS/Android
Practice Operations (partnered with McGraw-Hill Education) 2012 PC/Mac/iOS/Android
Underground Railroad (partnered with National Geographic) 2014 PC/Mac/iOS/Android
SkillBuild [5]

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2023 PC/Mac/iOS/Android

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References

  1. ^ "The Potential for Game-based Learning to Improve Outcome for Nontraditional Students" (PDF). Muzzy Lane. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "New Home for Making History". Making History Gaming Headquarters. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "The GHQ website will be closing on Friday, May 20th". Making History Gaming Headquarters. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Middlebury College Takes Language Program Online for Younger Students". The Journal. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ^ SkillBuild
  6. ^ Muzzy Lane's Official Website

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