Show HN: A mission-based game to help students apply math in real life

owsterlabs.com

2 points by firepegasus11 4 hours ago

I was the weakest at maths and still get nightmares about it. After years of trying, shipping, and playing, I realised that rather than turning each concept into a module, it's much better to provide a place where students can apply their learning and see the outcome.

With this, I present Owster Labs. This is a game-based learning module where you go through missions and find solutions. Unlike normal games, this is a very watered-down version of CFD. You have a UAV to work on: understand the situation, prepare your UAV to fly below mountains and evade enemy aircraft. Do your calculations, find the best path, and learn the art of trade-offs and how maths is used in real life.

The system will play the outcome based on your solution and provide feedback. The whole mechanism is focused on making it look great and less fearful for kids.

Kindly try it on your PC and let me know what you think.