Client:

Twin Cities Public Television & PBS Kids

Main Goal:

Help players practice classification and reasoning skills by investigating animal traits to find the best match for a target animal. Additionally, allow players to contribute their own animal data to expand the game’s content and enhance engagement.

Short Description:

Operation Investigation is a deductive reasoning game where 2-5 players investigate animal traits to find the best match for a target animal. Players take turns making observations and collecting data about animals. Then, they discuss and compare their findings, deciding as a group to continue collecting data, or submit an answer. Players are following the scientific method, and practicing STEM skills in an age appropriate, relatable way. Our back end has a bank of animal data that the game pulls from to create countless different puzzles for players to solve. With at least one entry for every variation of Weight, Habitat, Diet, Speed, Texture and Sleep Schedule, the animals’ players see each round are constantly changing.    

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