Learning games: half of the product is what the teacher sees

There are thousands of educational games. Most of them are fun for a while and then forgotten, because the adult who could use them has no idea what the child actually learned.

When we started IC Games we decided the game is only half of the product. The other half is what the teacher, or the parent, sees.

The child plays, the adult understands

Every answer leaves a small trace: what the child got right, where they hesitated, what they keep missing. Put together, that tells a teacher who needs reinforcement and on what, without guessing.

The adult loads the content

A matching game does not need to know if it is teaching numbers, English words or the parts of a cell. The teacher loads the content for their class and grade; the game stays the same. That is how one game serves a first grader and a high school student.

Mistakes are part of learning

A wrong answer is never a punishment. The game says "almost, let's try again" and the world keeps moving. Children who feel capable keep playing; children who feel judged stop.

Always a free version

A family or a school with no budget should still be able to use it. Paid options exist, but the core stays free.

Fun brings children in. Useful information for the adult is what keeps the game in the classroom.