Team VPR
Pasi
Ville
Roberto
Teacher
Teacher
Graphic Designer
Why we are here?
How to teach children how to code using a digital tool / game.
Problem
New Finnish
national
curriculum
There is an
urgent need for tools
Some other nations
have already implemented it.
-The market is growing all the
time
"Everybody's got to learn how to code. " Obama
What do we know about the situation?
There is a lot of anxiety among the teachers
90% of the teachers can't teach programming.
( n=317 )
Competition
Competition on coding like activity
Our solution:
A story driven puzzle game
Content is (almost)
everything
The idea of integration
The content is based on the curriculum
Learning of entrepreneurship skills, natural sciences, mathematics…
All this can be learned in an extremely fun way
(which you will hear more about in gate 2)!
Project Outline
3D Isometric game
Phones and tablets
Based on puzzle solving and level progression.
Social integration
Colorful and FUN
CORE LOOP
Start
Complete a puzzle
You get money
Buy
Upgrades
Target audience
Primary target users: Children aged 7-9 (1-2 graders)
Primary target clients: Schools, teachers, parents, educators…
Secondary: Everyone who’s interested in games
Business
Free to play with Adds and in game purchases
(like collectables, skins, accessories …)
What we need
-Programmer
-3D Modeller
-Audio
IT'S OVER
IT'S FINALLY OVER
Questions?
Presentation Deck
By Oulu Game LAB
Presentation Deck
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