Publish at March 13 2016 Updated September 17 2025
I eat, therefore I am. We eat every day, at best more than twice a day. The human machine is complex. Organisms need different nutrients to be functional.
And yet, we can be tempted by foods that are devoid of nutrients, but which activate our salivary glands. It's a constant battle between reason and emotion, which is becoming even more important with the increase in overweight throughout the world. How can we teach children to eat properly?
The Alimentarium museum has understood this, and for some time now has been offering sixteen serious games. These are all available free of charge on Android and Apple mobile devices, and some are playable on web browsers (provided you have the Unity engine).
Fresh Food Runner, the only game available in English, is a fun, reflex-intensive experience in which the player controls a girl or boy driving a supermarket cart. It's an exhausting activity, requiring the player to consume fruit and vegetables to regain energy. However, as he strolls along, some of these foods are not available locally. The player must therefore stock up on seasonal foods and avoid imported ones as the year flies by. It's a great way to teach kids about the benefits of local fruit and vegetables.
Yamy et les aliments puts the youngster in command of a cute little creature who, alas, eats anything and everything, moving automatically through the scenery. Children will have to control his jumps to grab or avoid certain foods, so that he can eat a balanced diet that's neither too rich nor too deficient.
InAliments du Monde, the player takes on the role of a chef in five different countries (USA, Mali, France, India and China). He must concoct typical dishes requested by customers as quickly as possible, selecting the right ingredients as they are presented to him.
InDigestix, the player is challenged to place organs linked to digestion in the right place to collect nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids).
Nutrix requires the player to move a red cube on a food checkerboard to reach a green cube. You'll have to respect the quantities for each food group, and try to collect as many glasses of water as possible.
Tubix is a two-player experience in which players place elements of a digestive system with cards. However, players try to harm each other to win the game.
De la nature au panier associates the raw product with the processed product and starts production!
L'art de la table occidentale involves setting the table correctly, following the instructions given by each chef. Don't hesitate to ask for help.
The right utensils, in this game you have to match the right utensils to the preparation of a dish. The game is timed!
Milky ways... in the world of dairy products, you have to find the right milk-based product for each character in the game!
What to eat with? Place each dish on the table with the appropriate utensils.
NutritionApp Compose your meals for the day and discover their nutritional profile.
Potionarium Search and find ingredients in the garden of the Alimentarium in Vevey, Switzerland. Discover the potions and anecdotes written in the potionarium. This is the old book of the museum's former gardener, and it's full of secrets.
Self-service, with the help of Yamy, choose foods for a balanced meal that makes you happy.
Yamyquizz, in this game, you'll have to be the fastest and show that you already know a lot about the food pyramid.
All the games are relatively simple, and do a good job of conveying the concepts of balanced nutrition, food in the world, the digestive system and so on. A perfect series of games to accompany biology lessons, or simply for children curious to learn more about these themes. The games are available in English, French and German.
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