Candid Conversations - 1 Blogger + 1 Person Being Interviewed = A conversation About Cool Math Race Games With Vinod Ravisankar

Math was not my strongest subject in school. Hence the reason I became a call center rep by day blogger and YouTuber by night. Many kids struggle to learn math and as the equations get more complex the tougher it is to solve them especially if you have not had a good base to work off of. Simple math adding, subtracting, division and multiplication form the root base for all math and kids now have a new tool to help them gain the important base for all math. Cool Math Race Games for Kids developed by VionixStudio is a new and fun way for kids to learn math while playing a racing game.

I reached out to Vinod Ravisankar at VionixStudio to find out more about the game and how it works and he’s joining in via a Candid Conversations interview across email. Thanks for taking the time out Vinod.

Vinod R.: Thank you for taking the time to interview me.

Cliff T.: I have to admit my math is OK but I did struggle with the basics. I could have used this game when I was a kid. Vinod, how did this game come to be in the first place?

Vinod R.: The game was made as a tutorial to learn about Car controller physics in game development. Since it turned out to be very kid-friendly, I decided to publish the game as a math-learning game.

Cliff T.: How does the player interact with the game? What is the goal?

Vinod R.: The game aims at teaching the basics of math operators to kids and provides a way for them to test their skills using the race. It also has a multiplayer option to compete against your friend.

Cliff T.: So Vinod, I would assume that this game is for a particular age group mainly kids in grades 1 to 5 would I be correct in that assumption?

Vinod R.: The initial version was launched without any difficulty setting in mind. Based on player feedback, the version now available at Google Play store has two difficulty settings. One controls the speed at which you need to solve the problems and the other controls the complexity of the question. The difficulty at the highest can be hard even for adults.

Cliff T.: Looking at the graphics of the game I noticed a simple design, from what I can gather here the idea is to focus on the math, not the racing or the cars doing the racing, or is it more or less an equal balance between the two?

Vinod R.: The idea was to hit the balance between the two so that Kids both enjoy the game and learn math in the process.

Cliff T.: Is VinonixStudio planning other games like this one?

Vinod R.: Not in the near future. But we plan to update this game based on user feedback.

Cliff T.: Speaking of VionixStudio. Vinod, can you tell me what the company does?

Vinod R.:VionixStudio is a game development help site. We provide tools and tutorials required for new game developers to get started. We publish games sometimes for fun, but teaching game developers is the main purpose of VionixStudio. We are currently focused on the Unity game engine but we plan to expand to other game engines too.

Cliff T.: How did you get started doing this kind of work?

Vinod R.: I started game development as a hobby and found that there is no proper path for new game developers to follow. This led to the creation of VionixStudio. VionixStudio guides new developers in a step-by-step process to learn game development.

Cliff T.: Have you tested the game out with your kids? And, overall what has been the response to the game?

Vinod R.: Yes. The game was initially tested with local kids and was received well. We also took the help of the Educational App Store to test the game using teachers and we made lots of changes based on their feedback. You can read the review by EAS here https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/math-race-1

Cliff T.: What is the exciting part of all this for you?

Vinod R.: The best part is when I see a kid with zero interest in math trying to solve the math problem to win the race. I feel like this game can make many kids interested in Math.

Cliff T.: And from what I can see this game is found on Google Play, any plans for the IOS platform?

Vinod R.: Depending on the games performance in Google Play store, we might publish the game on IOS too.

Cliff T.: If anyone wants to develop their own game through VionixStudio what do they need to do?

Vinod R.: They can just go to VionixStudio.com and start following the steps on the homepage. If you are someone with basic knowledge of how games are made, then you can go to the Learn Unity page and start following the tutorials.

Cliff T.: Excellent Viond, thank you so much for taking the time to do a Candid Conversations interview. It’s been fun learning about Cool Math Race Games for Kids and VionixStudio.

Vinod R.: It was fun talking to you and thanks for having me on Candid Conversations

Vinod Ravisankar, VionixStudio. Here is where to find them on the web, https://vionixstudio.com to get the game go into the play store and look for Cool Math Racing Games for kids. Vinod wrote to us from New York NY.