ChemCaper – Petticles in Peril is an upcoming role playing game from Kuala Lumpur based ACE EdVenture Studio, produced in collaboration with Artoncode (a development team based in Jakarta, Indonesia). Said to be the world’s first educational game based on Cambridge University’s IGCSE Chemistry syllabus, topics such as elements in the periodic table, compounds, types of bonding, and even laboratory apparatuses are lifted directly from the textbooks and re-purposed as story or game elements in ChemCaper. Concepts of covalent, ionic and metallic bonding are encountered and learned through gameplay. The Active Time Battle System will see kids battling various foes with the help of their faithful Petticles, creatures formed by chemical bonding. Learning comes full circle with each Petticle demonstrating unique traits representing real life particles. Additionally, students will learn how to separate compounds, refine fluids, and sieve through precious metals in various mini games which will introduce students to the kinds of Chemistry apparatus used in laboratories.
Though creating a role playing game with such scope and magnitude may seem like a huge undertaking (some might even use the word “risky”), ACE EdVenture Studio does seem to have the right personnel and experience to get it done. Led by CEO and founder Anne Tham (who also founded Sri Emas and Dwi Emas International School), the core of the development team also consists of educators and academic teachers who know a thing or two about making learning fun. In this interview Gamasutra ask the founder of ACE EdVenture, Anne Tham, about what inspired her to make a Chemistry based role-playing game for students, her philosophy on educating children in the 21st century, and what are her future plans on branching out the world of ChemCaper into other school subjects such as Physics, Biology, and even Maths. Here is the link to the interview: Gamasutra
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