Media & Learning 2011

Project start – 2007 Monkey Labs – 2008 – Age 12-13 Monkey Tales Games – 2009 – Ages 10-12 Monkey Tales Games 2.0 – 2011 –

Ages 7-12

The Past5 years of R&D on trying to make an educational game that

works

Competition with other media Differentiation and Adaptivity Different standards in different countries Extending beyond math Becoming teacher-approved and parent-

trusted Finding the right platforms

The challengesIssues we discovered

Diversification to different platforms & scalability Coming to Mac, browser, …

The solutionsHow we intend to tackle our challenges

Be a real game

“Monkey Tales Games are a great educational series that provides kids with an opportunity to learn at their own level and have fun at the same time, and I whole heartedly recommend it to educators and to parents looking to give their kids a leg up."

Source: http://brutalgamer.com/2011/11/18/monkey-tales-games-pc-review/

The solutionsHow we intend to tackle our challenges

Spread the word – Parents

"Playing this game with my son and seeing his reaction while playing the game and learning math skills at the same time is very gratifying and fun, too."

Source: http://konaskorner.com/2011/11/18/play-and-learn-with-monkey-tales-games/

The solutionsHow we intend to tackle our challenges

Spread the word - Teachers !

Monkey Tales is free for teachers

Unlimited licenses to use in their class

Teachers are being invited to give their feedback

The solutionsHow we intend to tackle our challenges

Adapt to local standards

Now available in Belgium, UK, USA, Poland

Soon coming in Russia, France, Germany,

The Netherlands

The solutionsHow we intend to tackle our challenges

Adaptivity & differentiation

Micro-targetting of gameplay

Algorithmic approach

The solutionsHow we intend to tackle our challenges

The G@S project

Import existing learning objects Allow teachers/parents to

modify content Demonstrate efficiency Improve adaptivity Extend method to other

domains

The solutionsHow we intend to tackle our challenges

Questions ?

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