Motion Math Blog
A dialogue between mobile games and learning
by Coram on December 17, 2013How can we make sense of the learning that occurs when a student experiences a really good learning app? We’re very excited to announce today that the Noyce Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have awarded grants to Motion Math to explore this critical question. We’ll be creating an efficacy platform that connects student […]
Continue reading...Motion Math: Fractions! and Hungry Fish now live on Android
by Jacob on September 10, 2013“Hey, when will you be on Android?!” We’ve heard that question a thousand times since we started making math games three years ago, so we’re excited to finally have an answer: today! Motion Math: Hungry Fish for Android is on Google Play and the Amazon Appstore – this fun tablet and smartphone game builds addition and subtraction skills, with 18 levels […]
Continue reading...How does one *make* a question? Inspiration(s) behind Questimate!
by Jacob on August 1, 2013(Note: This post also appeared on the Cooney Center blog.) Our new estimation game Questimate! came out a couple weeks ago. It’s the first game where players make their own questions. Critics dig it so far, and some have asked us how exactly we developed the game. Where did it come from? Here are four […]
Continue reading...Questimate!…the reviews are in
by Jacob on July 30, 2013Have you played our new estimation game Questimate?!?! (You can download it for free at www.appstore.com/questimate.) It’s the first game ever where players create their own questions, questions about all sorts of diverse comparisons and quantities, for example: (You can read more about the game’s learning goals here.) Try it out and see if you […]
Continue reading...Masters of Sound: an interview with dSonic
by Jacob on July 29, 2013What should the experience of learning sound like? Years ago games guru Dani Zuniga introduced dSonic to us as “absolutely the best video game sound designers”; after collaborating with them on four games since, we agree! Yet their magical methods remain mysterious. How exactly did they make our new game Questimate! sound so cool? We […]
Continue reading...A suite-wide sale to celebrate Questimate!
by Jacob on July 17, 2013To celebrate, we’re having a 50% off sale this week – 50% off the price of games and in-app purchases in our award-winning math game suite: http://www.appstore.com/motionmath Motion Math HD – Fractions! – Bouncing fractions, decimals, percents, and pie charts – kids improved 15% after playing this game for a week! Motion Math: Zoom […]
Continue reading...How to Review and Rate an App on the App Store
by Jacob on July 11, 2013Love our games? Ratings and reviews on the App Store really help us, and it just takes a minute. Here’s how:
Continue reading...Focus on one app with “Guided Access”
by Jacob on September 19, 2012The new iOS 6 was released today, and there’s one new feature that parents and teachers will like in particular: Guided Access. Guided Access allows you to temporarily disable the home button and certain parts of the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch screen. So you can set up your child with a fun Motion Math […]
Continue reading...Power to the Preschoolers – making Hungry Guppy
by Jacob on August 20, 2012
Today we’ve launched our new game Motion Math: Hungry Guppy. It’s our first game for 3- to 7-years olds and uses dots to teach numbers and addition. You can read about the game’s learning goals and features here and download it on the App Store. In this post we want to share how we created Hungry Guppy and some of the special design challenges we faced making an app for younger kids.
Continue reading...Monthly math roundup: Math Teachers at Play 53
by Motion Math staff on August 17, 2012
We’re excited to celebrate the availability of Motion Math’s Pro editions with this week’s Math Teachers at Play blog carnival, a monthly round-up of math-related blogs.
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