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Odyssey

Educational Games

The founders of The Young Socratics believe in providing learners with the foundations of scientific reasoning and argumentation through educational science adventure. Their vision was to create an educational game similar to the video game Myst and sought a partner who could build on their initial design and code to provide a complete end-to-end game solution.

Robot Sea Monsters brought the Odyssey game to life, assembling scenes from pre-existing art, then designing and implementing the puzzle elements from scratch.
To give learners an accurate, life-like experience of scientific testing, RSM re-coded the Unity physics engine to exhibit authentic, real-world physics. To add a layer of immersion, RSM crafted the game’s environment-rich sound design. As a result, Odyssey was awarded the Best Educational Game Design at the Intentional Play Summit.

Sherlock Bones

Educational

Owl Brand Discovery Kits is a K-12 science education company that helps teachers bring hands-on science into classrooms worldwide. They wanted to engage kids by augmenting their discovery kits with a fun, educational game. They wanted to build a digital game called Sherlock Bones about the diet and habits of barn owls and the anatomy of their prey. To maximize access, they chose to deliver the game to K-12 students via browsers and mobile devices. Sherlock Bones is built in Unity, deployed on web browsers using WebGL, with repurposed code running apps on iOS and Android devices. Students can play Sherlock Bones and dissect pellets anytime, complementing the hands-on lab environment. Robot Sea Monster also made it easy for teachers to distribute assignments, run contests, and measure engagement.

Potion Portions

Mobile Games

Pearson, a global education publisher, prodices online games as part of its long-term curriculum evolution strategy. Each new game must be capable of both teaching and testing the textbook curriculum. Their games also need to interface with an administrative dashboard used by teachers and conform with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Rule (COPPA) compliance requirements.
Robot Sea Monster designed and developed the Potion Portions fraction game with direct input from Pearson’s subject matter experts. The game offers fun game mechanics based on nine challenge levels, educating children on the principles and computation of fractions, covering three months of curriculum delivery.
In addition, Potion Portions offers system design and an API to support teachers and administrative stakeholders in tracking students’ progress.

Eco Challenge

Educational Games

Michelle Williams, CEO of Williams Learning Solutions, wanted to expand on her company’s science learning platform by building the Eco Challenge game as a tool for learning the principles of ecology. A key requirement was for the game to meet the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Robot Sea Monster worked directly with the client to produce captivating, educational content. In Eco Challenge, children are presented with immersive real-world simulations and tasked with solving problems to restore the ecosystem.. Following NGSS requirements, the game offers personalized learning paths, context-sensitive guidance, and embedded assessments. We implemented this project from concept through to alpha testing, providing the complete package, including art, sound, and gameplay. Eco Challenge has received positive reviews from children and educators alike.

Monster Guard

Educational Games

The Red Cross produced the original Monster Guard, a free educational app designed for kids aged 7-11, to give them engaging scenarios to prepare for real-life emergencies. The Red Cross and their initial developer, Dreamkind, needed a new partner with expertise in the Unity game engine to update and re-release Monster Guard to support the new generation of iOS and Android phones.

Using our smartphone and Unity expertise, Robot Sea Monster teamed up with the initial developer to bring Monster Guard to current iOS and Android users. We also added game analytics to support a better understanding of adoption and usage, giving the Red Cross greater insight into user behavior.”

Journey of the Germ

Educational Games

To prevent the spread of West Nile virus, the EcoHealth Vector Education team in California’s San Gabriel Valley needed to deliver an important public health message. They envisioned an interactive video game for a wide age and demographic range that could accomplish these goals:

• Detail how mosquitos and the ecosystem spread the virus
• Explain why outbreaks are more frequent in warmer weather
• Show how people are essential in controlling the spread of the West Nile virus

The result is Journey of the Germ, an interactive, entertaining game created by Robot Sea Monster, illustrating various transmission scenarios. To serve the broader community, it offers five levels of difficulty aimed at different age groups, and reaches its assessment goals by comparing quiz scores before and after playing the game.