Prodigy Math Game
Intended Use/Subject: Mathematics
Age range: Grade 1-8
Cost: Free and free forever
A sample of the gameplay
Overview of game:​ Prodigy is a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) that uses similar structure such as popular games like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, etc.. In this game, players assume characters in a live digital world, complete quests, battle enemies as well as other live players. Players collect items, spells, potions, pets and new abilities. New collectible content is consistently updated into the game. Math is embedded into this game as questions are answered in order for players to complete their spells and attacks when they are engaged in battles with opponents. As players successfully defeat their opponents by correctly answering math questions, their characters, pets, spells and items continue to evolve. Prodigy Math has content from all major topics and will seamlessly cover Grades 1 - 8 to help ensure students are ready for standardized testing. It begins with a diagnostic test to place students in the correct grade, embedded assessments, and automatic differentiation,Prodigy is designed in way that students succeeds at their own pace. Everything students work on in Prodigy is reported back to teachers in real time. The teacher dashboard allows you to see the skills their students have mastered, and where they may need some additional support .All math, reporting, and access to the program is “free, and free forever”. The only way that Prodigy makes money is through a completely optional parent upgrade, which only unlocks extra game content (e.g., new hairstyles for a student’s character), and has absolutely no impact on Prodigy's educational quality.
Prodigy Math Games can be found at: https://www.prodigygame.com/​
Growth:
According to https://techvibes.com/2017/10/17/prodigy-games-has-over-one-million-daily-players, This platform currently has over a million daily active players. The Burlington-based company has seen massive success since their launch in 2011, now boasting over one million daily active students around the world. That number represents a huge growth from the 3,000 students Prodigy had in 2013, who at the time were all based in Ontario and mostly around Hamilton.In total, there are over 24 million students registered on Prodigy, representing half of all elementary and middle school students in North America. The growth has been exponential for the company as they have seen total student numbers double year-over-year for the past four years, with some years seeing up to tenfold growth.
The growth rate of Prodigy’s player base.The company itself has been growing too, as only 22 employees worked at Prodigy at the beginning of 2016. There were 59 employees by the end of 2016, and the company just peaked over 100. Still, Prodigy has faced challenges when it comes to new hires as finding the right talent in a competitive landscape is difficult. This is all despite the company being the ninth-fastest growing company in the country and boasting a two-year revenue growth of over 1,100 per cent. By providing games geared towards educating kids about STEM, Prodigy is hoping to alleviate their own scouting for talent concerns by making sure children develop a love for numbers and computers at an early age. Prodigy is on a mission to expand past North America, recently releasing curricula in England, Australia and India. As the company grows, they are looking to build up their game and make it accessible for more children.“The goal is to build a World of Warcraft for math,” a Prodigy spokesperson said, referencing the MMORPG with players numbering the multi-millions. “A massive online game that keeps kids engaged year over year while ensuring that they’re learning in the process. Alex Peters and Rohan Mahimker, the founders and co-CEOs of Prodigy, still have a bit of work to do as they compete with games like Minecraft. They have found that some students prefer Prodigy over other popular games, which bodes well for the company’s plans to grow past 200 employees in the next 12 months.
Gamer EVA Review - Prodigy Math
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Engaging and fun for a math game.
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Role Playing - Students can customize their own characters and build them through gameplay
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World Wide Competition- Students can play in similar worlds and interact with one another.
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Immediate feedback and reward for correct math answers.
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Gameplay can be repetitive.
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Graphics and gameplay can be clumsy and poorly designed compared to other RPG games.
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ADMINISTARTOR
Free to start
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MONETIZATION
In game purchases - Pay to win model.
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Fun way to engage and motivate math learning the classroom
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Games are used to provide support on the subject that instructors is teaching.
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Engaging - through correct answers, users build up strength and health points
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Content - math curriculum based on grade level
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Activities - a range of easy to difficult math problems
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Resources - Teachers can create a class code and monitor student progress
No formal assessments for students to complete in class or at home
Recommend this game only as a supplemental game and not a replacement for curriculum.
