Wow, what a week, so many news! But first, let's get the reuglar things out of the way:
Hotfix 0.9.26 Released
- Bug fixes
- Performance optimization
- Added ability to lock buildings, preventing accidental removal
Live stream with devs this Friday
We'll post a separate announcement tomorrow, but you know the drill: 8am PST / 11am EST / 5pm CET! On Twitch, YouTube and on our Steam page. Can't wait to see you there!
Presenting Learning Factory EDU
Learning Factory has been named one of the winners of the STEM Your Game Challenge, organized by leading non-profit gaming organization Games For Change.
Which, in short, means one big thing: we will be developing a special educational version of our game, tailored to help teaching STEM through the power of scientific method, which is, in the words of great physicist Richard Feynman, “a key to science”.
What is Learning Factory EDU?
- Modified, lightweight version of the main game, in which players/learners must find out, what cats really want;
- Includes 10 pre-made lessons, based on an innovative educational method “Phenomenon-based learning” which is validated by Finnish schools;
- Aims to teach children about production, automation, data, and the essence of scientific approach for solving problems;
- Co-designed with teachers (see below);
- Comes with a lesson-planning guide for teachers and a workbook for learners;
- It will be totally free
If you happen to be an educator yourself, or if you know a teacher who can use some new (fun and free) educational tool, please subscribe to our blog and newsletter or contact us in any other way: we're looking for as much feedack as possible, to make a really quality educational game!
We'll post more details about Learning Factory EDU in the upcoming weeks. And naturally, it will benefit the main game as well ;) Stay tuned to learn, how!
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How to Get More Involved
Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!
Share Your Gameplay and Become Part of KOTOVOD History
Learning Factory needs your help! Record a 10 or more minutes of you playing the game, share a video using any way you see fit, write your name into Learning Factory credits and get a promo cat! Make history here