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Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by RomanPushkin on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:15PM (#34598041)
I am willing to pay $1000 for a math game that won't be silly. I'm not even kidding. I tried to find something that would spark interest, captivate, but I had little luck with math games.

I wrote my own (if you scroll my comment history) math game/app which is little bit different and partially solves the problem.

But I am constantly looking for anything that would be cool, captivating, and educational.

Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by Shared404 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:20PM (#34598126)
https://www.classcraft.com/resources/blog/science-game-odyss...

More science than math proper, and is probably around middle school level. May still be interesting however.

Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by moserch on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:39PM (#34598471)
These guys are awesome. I actually met them a few years ago at ISTE at the house of blues in Chicago. Really nice people and a super cool product.
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by moserch on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:35PM (#34598398)
I'm with you. That's not our goal here, as we are going for a kid comedy angle, but a product like that would be super cool.
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by jimbob45 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:40PM (#34598484)
The Treasure {MathStorm, Mountain, Cove, Galaxy} games of the 90s were pretty fun. I'd imagine they're not too difficult to emulate.
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by stevofolife on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:43PM (#34598548)
Just curious, what is cool, captivating and educational to you?

Love to know.

Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by RomanPushkin on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @02:52PM (#34600909)
One of the ideas - introduction to math equations as 3D graphics game with effects.

I haven't seen such games, except silly, that do that.

Maybe some other foundational math principles implemented as games.

I love https://www.zachtronics.com/ games, but these games are for 12+ I guess, and even more. Not always about math though.

Adults assume that kids are fine with silly educational tools. While in reality they're boring, because every school implements some sort of cheap flash/html5 games that solve nothing. I want the kiddo to solve hundreds examples in 3D, maybe even in VR, and enjoy that. Instead of 2D browser old-skool tech.

I don't understand why VR is underutilized in education. Where are all the games we're supposed to have to educate children? Imagine how easy it's explain x^3 (like 10^3, 25^3, and so on) in VR?

I am using VR for fitness, and it's been a great success. Lost 17 pounds with 5 more to go for my goal. I am paying $20/month for the app. But I'd be willing to pay for similar math educational app.

Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by Shared404 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:07PM (#34601134)
Something like Myst could be a very fun implementation of this. Have some of the puzzle be solved by manipulation of the environment using graphing, or have actual mathematical puzzles.

I bet a word problem would be much more interesting if you play it out

Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by pencilforhire on Thursday February 02, 2023 @01:04AM (#34622731)
This is a great idea :)
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by hjhart on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:43PM (#34604632)
Which app?
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by boogiemath on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:14PM (#34599162)
Not sure if it's not silly, but I just posted a little exercise myself: https://boogiemath.org/meta/meta-2. Have more of them on stack.
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by corysama on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:23PM (#34599346)
I'm a fan of the DragonBox series. At least their algebra set. Haven't checked out the others.

https://dragonbox.com/products/algebra-5

https://dragonbox.com/products/algebra-12

Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by lordnacho on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @02:00PM (#34600023)
The geometry thing is not bad, a bit like a geo proof quiz.
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by dgacmu on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:49PM (#34599828)
as a source of inspiration, something I just did that you might find worth exploring: I just bought a dozen old Martin Gardner books out of desperation. So far they're working really well. (For a 5th grader). About $4 each on used book sites.

(I mine through them to find little puzzles to feed to the 10-year-old as we're doing things like driving to activities)

Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by bobobob420 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:24PM (#34601403)
I do raindrops on luminosity. Its pretty dumb but I want to get a high score. The rest of luminosity games are pretty bad
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by 3throwaway3141 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @06:01PM (#34603610)
check out supermathworld.com - it's discontinued now but it sounds like this is the type of game you're looking for.
Re:Show HN: Math Games for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade by saulpw on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:42PM (#34606065)
Have you tried Frog Fractions?