TioBob Software Apps
Multiplication Dragons 1.0.5
Memorizing multiplication tables using just aschool textbook can be frustrating for you, and for your child.That’s why we have developed Multiplication Dragons, to providenew, fun ways to engage with multiplication that stimulate ease ofmemorization and improved recall. We all know how difficult it isto remember things without using the proper tools, andMultiplication Dragons provides just that. Our brightly colored,unique, three-dimensional environments provide visual and auditoryspaces in which children can learn by associating multiplicationquestions with a rhyme, an in-game location, and the dragon thatasks the question.Multiplication Dragons helps increase memorization and ease ofrecall using two memory devices that reinforce each other: rhymeand the memory palace (a.k.a. the method of loci). It willintroduce your child to the world of multiplication using 3Danimated dragons that guide them through 12 different environments,including a lagoon, a Halloween inspired level, a mountain, caves,a winter setting, and more! Each of the 144 questions is asked byone of our many dragons, stationed in various locations and levelsthroughout the game. Questions are asked using a phrase that bothrhymes with the answer, and relates to the particular surroundingsof the level currently being played. Multiplication questions alsoappear onscreen and are read aloud, a design feature used to helpyoung readers and those experiencing difficulty reading, and toprovide our dragons with a bit of extra personality.We draw on rhyme because it has been used in various ways andhas stood the test of time as a mnemonic device. After all, howmany times has the age-old “thirty days has September, April, June,and November” rhyme helped you to recall the number of days in amonth? It has been used for generations, and proven its successover and over again. Our second memory device, the memory palace,is one of the oldest and most successful tools in the book! Thismethod goes back to the ancient Greeks, and involves imagining afamiliar environment (like your home) and associating the things tobe remembered with particular areas or aspects of that environment.The visual and spatial qualities of this form provide additionalcontact points that aid in the creation of cognitive associationswith the thing that we want to remember. This creates more accessroutes for our brains to get at the desired information, and thusincreases ease of recall. By using both of these methods togetherwe have increased these possible cognitive associations evenfurther, while providing you and your child with hours of fun!Children will earn 1-3 stars based on the amount of correctanswers given on a level, giving them the opportunity to return toa level and break their current score. They will also get anencouraging cheer from our dragons for each right or wrong answer,and unlock new levels by successfully completing a timetable level.They can also make use of an added visual cue by reviewing thetimetable itself, and test recall by attempting quiz mode. Here,your child must answer questions without the rhymes, and in randomorder, simulating a school math test. And unlike other games thatoffer one free level and then charge you for the remaining eleven,we ask for one payment which includes access to all twelve levels,quiz mode, and timetable mode.Multiplication Dragons provides your child with a whole world ofexploration that introduces, reinforces, and tests multiplicationskills, in a mode that feels like play. It’s time to exchange themechanical repetition of rote learning for techniques that makememorization easy and fun. Add some good-times to your tables, withMultiplication Dragons!
