Podcast: Waltee’s Quest
Emily Blumenthal and Michelle Hagewood of the Walters Art Museum join Jonathan Finkelstein of LearningTimes for a discussion of the MUSE award-winning game, Waltee’s Quest: The Case of the Lost Art. Blumenthal is Manager of Family Programs and Project Manager and Hagewood is Senior Coordinator of Family Programs at the Walters.
Waltee’s Quest: The Case of the Lost Art is an online interactive adventure for kids ages 5-12 and their families. This free web game is part of the Walters Art Museums’ technology initiative and aims to engage new audiences and foster recreational, object-based learning.
On a magical journey through imaginative worlds, users help Waltee, the museum’s family mascot, search for missing art — revealing games, stories, and surprises along the way. Project goals include: supporting self-constructed, experiential learning; extending the time a user spends engaging with a work of art; fostering inter-generational learning; and supporting the Walters’ mission of bringing art and people together for enjoyment, discovery, and learning.
Users may play Waltee’s Quest at home or at the museum, where they may also engage in a scavenger hunt through the galleries searching for treasures. Upon game completion, users are awarded certificates to display on Waltee’s Wall of Heroes.
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