Arithmekids

By Siem Jongsma, Jack Li, Nikki Rademaker, Amarise Silié, and Yanna Smid

Overview

"Arithmekids" is a playful educational game made for the course Software Development. The goal was to create a program for children aged 7 to 9 to practice arithmetic skills. We created the entire game using Pygame. Yanna Smid and I drew all the visuals in Procreate ourselves. The game offers three modes: levels, timer, and multiplayer.

The assignment was to develop a complete program using an agile development process. In Arithmekids, children can solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. The program encourages them to improve by unlocking new worlds, beating their own scores, or playing against friends.

The Project

We programmed the full game in Python using Pygame. Each mode was built with its own features and interface. We added background music, moving elements, and unlockable content. Saving and resetting progress were also implemented features.

There are three different game modes:

• Levels: solve questions and unlock different worlds. Each world has a different theme and music.
• Timer mode: solve as many questions as possible in 60 seconds. Choose between easy, medium, or hard difficulty.
• Multiplayer: play against a friend. Players take turns solving questions and lose lives when answering incorrectly.

For the timer mode, players can decide which level of difficulty they want to play and practice in.