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Comment · 5 years ago
Because it's engaging. Parents encourage the kids to join but never force them to, at any instance if the kid is disinterested parents want to opt out of the program
Comment · 5 years ago
OP means overpowered.

Kids play because they want to.

Comment · 5 years ago
Look over our insta page please. Search "Kalam Labs"

There we have posted on all the new science facts we have taught to kids, also kids have built their own science projects after learning from us.

Regarding retention, kids are returning 3 times per week, spending 40 minutes per session.

Comment · 5 years ago
We cover 7 new science facts in each live-stream.

But our focus is more on making it fun for kids rather than ensuring a curriculum is completed.

We want to build kids' curiosity for science, this will not be built just by making them remember facts, this will be done by equating science with fun.

Btw we are more Twitch for Science rather than Khan Academy through live gaming

Comment · 5 years ago
Thanks! As you know, we are pretty early in game-design. What is the part you liked best about it?
Comment · 5 years ago
OP is a slang used in live streams.

Further, we are not just building an educational game.

Everyday at 6 PM IST, an instructor conducts live streams where he plays the game and teaches the kids their favourite science topics.

Kids will learn at Kalam Labs exactly how they learn through encyclopedias.

Comment · 5 years ago
Thanks man! The coolest part is that before building our own app, we used to do these live streams on Youtube. There we had 5 to 10 minutes of avg. engagement time.

Seemingly the app has brought in great new value.

Comment · 5 years ago
Hey we are quite mindful about providing education as a service not content. Instead of providing an educational game, we host Live Streams where an instructor teaches the science topics via live interaction.
Comment · 5 years ago
Yeah!
Comment · 5 years ago
Hey we have used Unity + Photon to build this.

It is basically a multiplayer game with live video and chat enabled.

And,yup it is :)

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