Mathtoons Media Inc. is one of the silver
medal winners of the International Serious Play Awards Competition with the Serious Game ThUMP, The
Ultimate Math Practice in the Education category.
ThUMP is a multi-platform learning and practice app, integrating elements of
game play with learning and aiming to make difficult topics, like advanced
algebra and calculus, much more fun to learn.
Future plans are to provide this framework to other educational institutions
and companies interested in creating their own engaging learning experiences
using their content integrated with Mathtoon’s evaluation and performance
reporting systems.
Developed
by expert educators, master mathematicians and game designers, ThUMP, The
Ultimate Math Practice is intended for helping players improve every skill
in high school mathematics. From numbers to exponents to equations and graphs,
all precalculus math topics are covered.
Nine Topics, each with 100 questions: Number Skills, Exponents, Radicals,
Basic Algebra, Equations &
Inequalities, Intermediate Algebra, Advanced Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry
Available
for Android,
iPhone
or iPad, high school and college students can access algebra practice filled
with engaging graphics and animations, as well as hilarious math challenges.
Players can earn gold stars as they move up
the levels within ThUMP toward the top challenging "brain
busters"! Questions are written in
a straightforward way that encourages users to discover the rules within the
toughest math topics.
Parents can
download ThUMP to help their teen practice for finals and ThUMP is a
great way for anyone to refresh their math and algebra skills. All modules were
created by a math educator and conform to NCTM and Western Canadian curriculum
standards.
About Mathtoons Media Inc
Mathtoons Media Inc is an educational
technology company based in Kelowna, Canada, and founded by Kristin Garn in
2011. Garn has taught high school math
and university calculus in British Columbia and Manitoba for over 20 years.
The
Mathtoons creative team includes former Disney animator and illustrator,
Jessika Von Innereber who has spent much of her career creating rich animation
experiences for children, working for companies like Leapfrog, Disney and
FisherPrice. Kelowna native Will
Schneider creates the voice of Mathtoons materials and has his MFA in
screenwriting from Los Angeles American Film Institute. Jay Pozo has developed software for twelve
years and worked with high profile companies including Blast Radius, Electronic
Arts and Disney. He has designed and
built software and hardware systems for massive multiplayer online games, media
hubs and various institutions.