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Play Overview
Happy Atoms (2016) is a puzzle game about the world of chemistry and molecules. You take on quests to discover molecules as you explore the world. It has teaching aims but ensures this doesn't eclipse the game.
The full set gets you physical models of 16 different atoms that snap together with magnets to build molecules. Once you have snapped them together in the real world you scan them into the game to discover whether you have made them correctly and investigate their properties.
The characters and quests you meet keep things on the gaming end of the learning spectrum. You are led through challenges that get you to understand how atoms do (and don't) connect, and why that is.
"Chemistry is an incredibly important subject that many students never fully grasp. Knowledge of chemistry is necessary to solve many real-world problems, but the way chemistry is taught now often fails to capture students’ imaginations, discouraging experimentation and discovery. Happy Atoms aims to change that by offering a chemistry learning experience that sets itself apart."
The result is a tactile game that lets you discover the differences between elements for yourself, physically feel the forces that bond them together and experiment to invent new ways to combine them.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Happy Atoms 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 15 months ago.
The full set gets you physical models of 16 different atoms that snap together with magnets to build molecules. Once you have snapped them together in the real world you scan them into the game to discover whether you have made them correctly and investigate their properties.
The characters and quests you meet keep things on the gaming end of the learning spectrum. You are led through challenges that get you to understand how atoms do (and don't) connect, and why that is.
"Chemistry is an incredibly important subject that many students never fully grasp. Knowledge of chemistry is necessary to solve many real-world problems, but the way chemistry is taught now often fails to capture students’ imaginations, discouraging experimentation and discovery. Happy Atoms aims to change that by offering a chemistry learning experience that sets itself apart."
The result is a tactile game that lets you discover the differences between elements for yourself, physically feel the forces that bond them together and experiment to invent new ways to combine them.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Happy Atoms 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 15 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Puzzle game with Creative and Physically Active elements. This is a single-player game.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game.
Costs
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
Happy Atoms requires the use of the Happy Atoms modelling set for full play.
Happy Atoms requires the use of the Happy Atoms modelling set for full play.
Game Details
Release Date: 18/11/2016
Out Now: Android and iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Puzzle (Creative and Physically Active)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Overhead
Developer: Schell Games (@SchellGames)
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