We've been receiving many questions from our most progressive Mac users on whether while True: learn() supports those top notch Silicon processors?
Well, now we've made all necessary preparations, and the answer is: yes, definitely yes, while True: learn() runs fine on any Mac computer with Silicon on board!
It concerns both Steam version and the one you can get from Apple AppStore.
One more reason to go and solve some machine learning-related puzzles! Please enjoy :)
Halloween 2021: No Tricks, Just Treats
Oh hi there!
It's that frightfully pleasant time of the year again, when we dress up, give out candy and inflict massacre upon pumpkins (sorry, pumpkins!).
Luckily, no pumpkins are harmed during Halloween in our games, because it's purely virtual. As you can see, our game page is already chock full of holiday spirit, and the game decorations will follow next week.
However, you want some Halloween mood, like, right now, we advise you to get to our next game, Learning Factory, which already has its spooky event happening:
But don't you think that we've mentioned it for the sake of pitching, as we have exciting news to share! Learning Factory EDU, a special version of the main game tailored for teaching engineering design in middle schools, is now fully available for downloading for free, along with teacher's guides. It is designed by professional curriculum developers and aligned with NGSS standards for teaching STEM. If you know an educator looking to gamify their classroom - don't hesitate to spread the good news!
What about while True: learn() though? Well, it keeps inspiring people for learning new stuff, and we can't be more inspired by that!
If you have your own story to share, you're very welcome to join us on our Discord server!
May this Halloween be horribly awesome for you all! Until next time 🤖🤡💀👻👽
It's PAX Time of the Year Again!
Just taking a quick second this Sunday to send rays of love towards those lucky of you, hanging out at PAX West this weekend. Wish we were there with you, as we were in good ol' 2019:
The past couple of years were a arough ride, but we hope it will be coming back to normal in time! And we sure hope to catch up with you at PAX next year!
Is there a chance you're at PAX West this year? Say hi to everyone on our behalf <3 <3 <3
Happy Knowledge Day! Listen to Our Interview With An Amazing EDU Game Developer
Hey everyone!
September 1st is also the first school day in many countries. In a fewer number of countries, it is even known as Knowledge Day! Since while True: learn() is on sale due to 'Back to School' week, we decided to entertain you with another episode of our podcast about educational video games:
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In this episode, we meet Margaret: Senior Curriculum Developer at CodeCombat, an awesome game-based project that teaches coding to school children.
How to keep children motivated?
How to facilitate lives of school teachers with games?
How to wear hats?
...and other important questions regarding video games revolutionizing education worldwide!
Are you an educator or parent, interested in game-based learning? Or maybe you know one? Or maybe you know someone who knows a certain someone? In any of these cases, we encourage you to contact us at info@luden.io ! We will give you free stuff and an opportunity to change education!
Happy Knowledge Day, everyone! Keep learning
Back To School: 25% Off while True: learn() / Free Learning Factory EDU
It's always kinda sad when summer comes to an end... But that also means that it's time to go back to school!
No matter what form of education you prefer: be it distance learning or good old fashioned classroom think tank -- we always salute your wish to learn something new! We even have a special deal for you (or maybe your significant others) who feels that curiosity itch:
while True: learn() is 25% off until September 6, 10am PST
But learning means always moving towards new horizons. Throughout this summer (and good part of spring) we were looking out for new exciting ways for video games to empower and change modern education for the better.
We have been collaborating with teachers, we've been meeting with ed-tech experts, hey, we've even launched a YouTube show, in which we discuss the future of education with tech-savvy teachers who care.
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Like in this episode, we're meeting with Paul Darvasi, an educator with 20+ years of experience, who's now doing a visionnaire job, turning mainstream and indie games into school lessons.
And most importantly, we're joined by his 11-years old son Max, with an honest perspective on what is wrong with many of today's "educational games" and how games can and will be transforming classrooms.
With help from all kinds of awesome people from the world of education, we were developing our own attempt to adapt game mechanics to fit into classrooms.
We're talking about Learning Factory EDU, which is meant to improve problem solving skills and introduce engineering practices to middle school children. It comes with teacher guides, and you can get it on our website. Oh, and it's free for everyone to use!
Please share a link to Learning Factory EDU to anyone interested in applying video games in education, as we're looking for teachers and parents, willing to play it along with their learners and share feedback. This will help us turn LF EDU into a razor-sharp tool carving a way towards new knowledge!
Happy new school year!
Tell us about what you've learnt this summer?
Status Update: Awesome Times Are Upon Us
Hey there!
We know it's been a while, but we didn't forget about you! Our players are an infinite source of inspiration for us. Seeing so many people interested in puzzles about programming, machine learning and stuff like that - we just can't afford to let you down!
That means, we always think about you! And from this thinking, we find the guts and ideas to move educational games forward. Here's what we've been doing since the last time we've been catching up:
Learning Factory EDU: STEM-Centered, Free, Co-Developed With Teachers
And we've been working on stuff! We've collaborated with Games for Change non-profit organization, to make a special, STEM-centered version of our next game, Learning Factory. And we're making it happen! In fact, you can already download free version of Learning Factory EDU from our website
In short, we've teamed up with teachers who are helping us to develop a lesson plan, that will help understand engineering practices and improve problem-solving skills. It also comes with a podcast, in which you can follow us as we develop Learning Factory EDU, while meeting all kinds of awesome people from the world of education.
As for the main version of Learning Factory, we're approaching the final step to make Early Edition Stage 1 complete! And that, of course, means lots of new content, new chunk of story and lots of other cool stuff - that is, in addition to what we've already added since February!
About aa year ago Learning Factory used to look like this:
Something's really exciting has been brewing in Luden.io for the past half a year and now we're almost ready to show it to you! It's new, it haas machines... who knows, maybe it does even have visual programming in it? Stay tuned, you'll see!
Weeklong Deal is now LIVE!
Hello! Oleg from Luden.io is here. How are you folks doing? Enjoying summer? I hope you do! And our weeklong deal is here to help. Learning Factory, all its DLCs (including AI-generated soundtrack), and all the DLCs for while True: learn() are now discounted.
Please stop by and say hi in our Discord, Newsletter, and Twitter. We're sharing a lot of development processes.
The main topic from the last week was the making of the Seaweed Farming Robot.
And this week we are updating comics for Learning Factory EDU (which is now available for free here).
In the image, the cat is transferring a trained machine learning model into a Catisfaction Device.
Name Your Cat at Learning Factory
Hey there!
Since there has been no updates for some time, we have a fun little activity for you! You know, we have this other game, Learning Factory, which is about automating an old industrial cluster on Mars and turning it into a factory for selling cute stuff to cute cats. This one:
So, we will be releasing a major update this week, which will include a whole bunch of cat researchers, responsible for scientific cat stuff at the Factory.
So, want to add your cat (or even yourself, also as a cat) to our roster of brilliant cat minds?
All you have to do is fill out this short 1-minute Google Form! We will select some of your suggestions we especially like, and make them into our new cat scientists! Like these fellows:
The submission deadline for while True: learn() players ends at Wednesday, 11:59 pm CET / 2:59 pm PST
Come to Learning Factory, We Have Hoverboards! (+WTL Released on GOG.com)
Hey everyone!
while True: learn() has been around for a couple of years now and some of you have probably played everything there's to play out there. If you have, it might be the best time to move on: our next game, Learning Factory has been in Early Access since February, and now it received its first major content update!
Even if you're still playing while True: learn(), Learning Factory is worth your attention! Because cats are always worth as much attention from you as is possible!
And even if you want even more while True: learn() (which is only a natural state of a human mind), then we've got even more awesome news for you, as starting from today, while True: learn() is available at GOG.com, where awesome games roam (DRM-) freely!
Have an awesome weekend and play some kickbutt games, everyone!
Happy International Day of Human Space Flight!
Hey everyone!
April 12 marks a historic date of the very first piloted human flight into space! Let's spend a minute or two and dream of the world of the future, when humans and cats will pilot their comfortable space shuttles to infinity and beyond!
In our other game, Learning Factory, this dream has already turned real! Check out this rare historic photo, on which the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, is visiting KOTOVOD construction site on Mars:
Don't forget to add the game to your wishlist or start building human-feline utopia on Mars right away, in Early Access mode:
Happy International Day of Human Space Flight, everyone!
In other news:
while True: learn() is now available in Samsung Galaxy store! And if you would like to add the game to your library on GOG.com as well, you'll be able to do so, starting this Friday, April 16, 3 pm CET!
Just taking a quick second this Sunday to send rays of love towards those lucky of you, hanging out at PAX West this weekend. Wish we were there with you, as we were in good ol' 2019:
