GAME INSTRUCTIONS
What is the goal of the game?
The Clock Pacman game challenges players to guide the classic arcade character through a maze to reach the digital clock that matches the text-based time prompt displayed at the bottom of the screen. To play, you must use the arrow keys or touch controls to navigate Pacman, reading time sentences (such as "two o'clock" or "quarter to five") and steering toward the matching letter option (A, B, C, or D). Players must evade chasing ghosts, collect cherries for bonus points, and eat flashing ghosts after correct answers to clear the board and level up.Recommended age and educational level
This game is recommended for children aged 6 to 7 and up, making it ideal for Early and Upper Elementary Education. It serves as a versatile tool for independent student practice, as well as for math teachers, parents, and occupational therapists targeting time-telling concepts and analog-to-digital clock conversion. Players require basic prior reading literacy and foundational time concepts.How to play: single-player or multiplayer
The standard format is single-player mode, fostering processing speed, hand-eye coordination, and self-paced learning. However, it easily converts into a collaborative classroom activity where pairs of students share a screen—one student reads the time and identifies the correct clock letter while the other operates the keyboard controls to maneuver through the maze.What do you learn from this game? Learning objectives and skills
This interactive arcade game targets core elementary math standards and cognitive executive functions:- Elementary Math and Time Measurement: Reading and telling time across 12-hour and 24-hour formats, half-hours, quarter-hours, and 5-minute intervals.
- Transcoding and Representation: Linking written time phrases with analog dial hands and digital display readouts.
- Divided Attention and Processing Speed: Balancing reading comprehension with real-time spatial movement under pursuit pressure.
- Visual-Motor Coordination: Executing fast motor responses and spatial navigation strategies to avoid maze dead ends.
Tips to get the most out of this game
Use the gear icon settings menu to customize the game difficulty, starting with full hours and enabling the center analog clock hint before advancing to 5-minute increments. For an unplugged offline activity, provide students with paper plate analog clocks with movable hands so they can manually set the times requested in the Pacman prompts after each round.Video