Players must use their math skills to save Duck from Pig who wants to use her tail feathers to stuff his pillow. Duck on the Run is an engaging maths app designed to score highly on the four pillars of learning:
• Active learning: Duck can only be saved by solving
math problems
• Engagement in the learning process: No distractions,
especially not from pop-up ads
• Meaningful learning: Build on existing math knowledge
and allow skill-based progression
• Social interaction: Enabling parents to set goals, and
reward achievements
These four pillars differentiate low value and playful apps from apps that enable deep learning.
Duck on the Run is aimed primarily at children between the ages of 4 to 10 years, but offers skill levels for younger children, and challenge teenagers and adults alike. Progression through the game is linked to individual user profiles, encouraging players to master basic skills before progressing. Adults are provided with a control panel that allows them to review individual children’s progress, as well as access all levels of game play.
In addition to being a truly educational game, Duck on the Run uses anonymised data from the app world to support academic research, creating a unique alliance between parents, children and academia. The game is designed as a platform that will constantly evolve, building children’s learning, benefitting from, and contributing to cutting edge research in the field of numerical cognition.