Tools
In Advisor to the King, you, the player, are given a job in the King's bureaucracy. Work your way up the ladder by analyzing petitions from the King's subjects. And maybe you'll learn something on the way.
A scene from Advisor to the King
The original lisptutor was developed at Carnegie Mellon University by Reiser, Anderson, Corbett, Farrell and others. Lisptutor Jr is a simplified version of the system, but it is still used by many people interested in learning the classic language for Artificial Intelligence: LISP. Check out the system here: https://alarm.cdm.depaul.edu/lisptutor/. Make a (unique) login ID for yourself, and you're on your way.
An exercise in Lisptutor Jr
Want to try the dialog-based tutor that helped students learn Research Methods in Psychology over and above what they learn in class? Check out the demonstration system, and choose "interactive tutoring", "text only" (the talking head doesn't work any more, but may come back soon), and choose a subject.
Research Methods Tutor with a scenario