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IIT Kharagpur

Dev Category:

Student

Release Year:

2025

This game blends mathematics and adventure, challenging players to navigate a character across a Cartesian graph on a river using functions they create. At each checkpoint, players must type a function to generate a path leading safely to the next target x-coordinate, avoiding colliding with the river bed. The graph updates in real time, letting players visualize their path before committing to it. The basic functions player is allowed to use to create the required function change for each path. With quick-insert math buttons, players can easily experiment with functions such as sin, sqrt, and exp, building piecewise solutions to progress. After level completion, player also gets feedback about how he performed on the basis of the time taken to solve the level. Levels grow harder with tighter safe zones, and creative obstacles, making learning math both engaging and fun.

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This game teaches players to think mathematically and strategically by turning abstract equations into interactive challenges. By plotting functions to guide a character across a graph, players gain a deeper understanding of how equations behave visually and practically. They learn to manipulate functions, explore transformations, and reason about domains and ranges in order to avoid colliding and reach goals. The game also develops problem-solving and critical thinking skills as players must experiment, adapt, and refine their choices to succeed. Beyond math practice, it fosters creativity by letting players “design” paths with equations, transforming learning into an engaging and playful experience.

The main goal of the game is to guide the player’s character from one checkpoint to the next, eventually reaching the final goal, by creating mathematical functions that define a safe path on the graph. The challenge comes from designing functions that not only connect the start and target points but also avoid touching the river boundary. Players must think critically about the shape and properties of equations—whether linear, trigonometric, or exponential—to succeed. Achieving the goal means mastering both the math and the strategy: finding the “perfect” function that clears the path to victory.

The primary audience includes middle school, high school, and college students (ages 12–22) who are exploring functions and graphing, along with educators and puzzle enthusiasts who enjoy interactive, strategic problem-solving through creative mathematical gameplay.

Your game assesses player performance by evaluating how effectively they use mathematical functions to navigate challenges. Success is measured by whether the plotted function allows the player to move from one checkpoint to another without colliding with obstacles and reaching the target goal. The fewer attempts and corrections a player needs, the better their understanding and application of functions is demonstrated. This is assessed by keeping a track of time taken by player to solve the level

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