Math Ascension

Math Ascension is a tower-building educational video game. The main character is Mathilda, a young girl who, along with her brother, has been turned into a robot by the bad guy, Rob. To become human again, Mathilda goes on an adventure with her friends to the Calculuseum where she is put to the test by the Gladiators’ Guild through quick-fire multiplication battles. This game was designed to help combat math anxiety. 60% of school pupils feel anxious about math and, according to the 2012 PISA study, girls are 20% worse affected than boys. This fear has been linked to children falling behind in maths by almost a year. We think that this needs to change, so we decided to take action. We made a game that builds up children’s confidence and strengthens skills that are often lacking – multiplication and mental math.