The Capitol Case
October 30, 2018
From the moment you open the game “Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case,” you can tell the titular character is an adventurer at heart. That’s perfect because the young girl was created to teach students in grades three through five about social studies, English and technology as they follow clues.
Players accompany Jo around the state Capitol and more as they also become adventurers and attempt to tell the true story behind several Wisconsin artifacts. Students can’t prove their case without sharing evidence or their sources, as they learn how to work with primary sources. The game was developed with the help of several Wisconsin elementary teachers, including Hillcrest Elementary teacher Boyd Roessler and Hadfield Elementary teacher Jennifer Guckenberger.
“It was all kind of designed as a centennial celebration of the state Capitol,” said Roessler. “2017 was the centennial of the current building, so they wanted this game to kind of be part of that event.”
