<s>
Zoombinis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
educational	O
puzzle	O
computer	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
TERC	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
:	O
Logical	B-Operating_System
Journey	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Zoombinis	I-Operating_System
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
:	O
Mountain	O
Rescue	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
:	O
Island	O
Odyssey	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logical	B-Operating_System
Journey	I-Operating_System
was	O
remade	O
as	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
for	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
,	O
small	O
blue	O
creatures	O
each	O
with	O
different	O
appearances	O
and	O
personalities	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
through	O
strange	O
puzzle-filled	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoombini	O
Isle	O
,	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
 '	O
homeland	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
evil	O
Bloats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
flee	O
but	O
end	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
mysterious	O
and	O
treacherous	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
guide	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
through	O
this	O
land	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
Zoombiniville	O
,	O
a	O
land	O
of	O
hope	O
and	O
prosperity	O
for	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
at	O
Zoombini	O
Isle	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
assemble	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
16	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
,	O
picking	O
from	O
5	O
different	O
options	O
each	O
in	O
hair	O
,	O
eyes	O
,	O
nose	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
footwear	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
625	O
possible	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
has	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
minigames	O
,	O
helping	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
traverse	O
through	O
dangerous	O
places	O
until	O
they	O
reach	O
the	O
next	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
minigame	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
may	O
be	O
left	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
section	O
,	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
can	O
rest	O
at	O
a	O
campsite	O
and	O
be	O
stored	O
to	O
join	O
another	O
group	O
of	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
if	O
there	O
are	O
fewer	O
than	O
16	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
first	O
campsite	O
are	O
two	O
branching	O
roads	O
that	O
take	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
to	O
two	O
different	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
eventually	O
join	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
second	O
campsite	O
before	O
traversing	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
group	O
of	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
that	O
make	O
it	O
through	O
a	O
section	O
with	O
all	O
16	O
in	O
their	O
group	O
a	O
monument	O
is	O
added	O
to	O
Zoombiniville	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
won	O
when	O
625	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
make	O
it	O
to	O
Zoombiniville	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
expanded	O
and	O
republished	O
as	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
Logical	B-Operating_System
Journey	I-Operating_System
v2.0	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
TERC	O
began	O
an	O
internally	O
funded	O
redevelopment	O
of	O
Logical	B-Operating_System
Journey	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Zoombinis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoombinis	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
August	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
on	O
28	O
October	O
,	O
2015	O
by	O
by	O
TERC	O
,	O
FableVision	O
,	O
and	O
Learning	O
Games	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
Zoombiniville	O
,	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
find	O
peace	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
until	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
them	O
get	O
trapped	O
inside	O
a	O
cave	O
seeking	O
shelter	O
from	O
a	O
storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
in	O
Zoombiniville	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
assemble	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
16	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
get	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
16	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
through	O
the	O
minigames	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
by	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
 '	O
different	O
characteristics	O
in	O
accordance	O
to	O
the	O
patterns	O
and	O
principles	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
however	O
require	O
only	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
logic	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
 '	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
approach	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
on	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
journey	O
differ	O
throughout	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
each	O
checkpoint	O
between	O
Zoombiniville	O
and	O
Booliewood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
checkpoints	O
are	O
where	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
that	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
through	O
minigames	O
return	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
on	O
different	O
routes	O
from	O
checkpoints	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
to	O
complete	O
different	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
seagull	O
travels	O
to	O
Zoombiniville	O
and	O
informs	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
of	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
expedition	O
of	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
survey	O
the	O
damage	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
they	O
decide	O
to	O
bring	O
caterpillars	O
to	O
restore	O
balance	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
chain	O
of	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
12	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
incorporates	O
science	O
concepts	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
math	O
concepts	O
into	O
the	O
puzzles	O
,	O
including	O
intersection	O
of	O
rates	O
,	O
cryptography	O
,	O
astronomical	O
time	O
,	O
Venn	B-Application
diagrams	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Punnett	O
squares	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
reincarnations	O
of	O
puzzles	O
from	O
Logical	B-Operating_System
Journey	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
are	O
fully	O
3-D	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
features	O
no	O
longer	O
affect	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
release	O
224	O
Zerbles	O
into	O
the	O
wild	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
won	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
is	O
an	O
entertaining	O
activity	O
for	O
students	O
from	O
elementary	O
to	O
middle	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
educational	O
tool	O
,	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
stands	O
above	O
many	O
other	O
mathematical	O
,	O
analytical	O
,	O
and	O
logical	O
educational	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Science	O
Foundation	O
awarded	O
TERC	O
nearly	O
$2	O
million	O
to	O
study	O
how	O
much	O
"	O
computational	O
thinking	O
"	O
kids	O
do	O
while	O
playing	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
at	O
home	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
classroom	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
teachers	O
can	O
extend	O
the	O
lessons	O
outside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
different	O
games	O
a	O
player	O
encounters	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
from	O
Zoombini	O
Isle	O
to	O
Zoombiniville	O
represent	O
many	O
mathematical	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sub-games	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Allergic	O
Cliffs	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Stone	O
Cold	O
Caves	O
"	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
find	O
patterns	O
and	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
pass	O
the	O
obstacle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
examining	O
the	O
varying	O
characteristics	O
of	O
toppings	O
on	O
a	O
pizza	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
and	O
color	O
of	O
dots	O
on	O
a	O
wall	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
experiment	O
with	O
the	O
correct	O
patterns	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Zoombinis	B-Application
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
