GAMES INSIDE THE VIRTUAL WORLD

Games are spread across the portals

Each portal of the virtual world is dedicated to a specific scientific theme and hosts its own games and activities.

Inside this virtual world, science learning takes the form of play. Rather than a conventional classroom, learners move through a shared online environment where portals open onto different scientific settings, from maritime trade and forests to physics and genetics. Each area is built as an explorable space with its own scenarios, characters and challenges, so students encounter scientific ideas as they would encounter a new landscape. Educators can use these settings to introduce themes, generate discussion, or assign a guided visit that fits a particular unit of study.

Short competitive formats sit alongside longer exploration quests. In knowledge duels, players face one another head-to-head in quick science questions, turning recall into a lively exchange rather than a solitary exercise. Around those contests, avatars can be customised and quests unfold gradually, rewarding persistence and curiosity. The mixture is deliberate: competition adds energy and pace, while the narrative quests give room for deeper reading, observation and collaboration, letting a group work through a problem together before moving on.

The world is designed as a collaborative space where teachers, students and facilitators share the same environment. Rather than delivering information passively, participants take roles, follow instructions, gather clues and complete tasks in company with others, including peers from different classes and schools. Scavenger hunts and themed treasure trails encourage careful attention to detail, and workshop-style sessions add a guided layer for groups that want a structured progression through a topic during a single visit.

Because everything is hosted online, access does not depend on physical location, and bilingual materials mean learners can engage in the language they are most comfortable with. Agricultural, environmental and food-related themes appear as well as museum and campus-inspired settings, connecting abstract concepts to recognizable processes such as production, preservation and storage. The result is a calm, welcoming environment that keeps scientific content at the centre while giving teachers an approachable way to bring their curriculum alive.