Plantie is an app that combines a focus timer with growing different types of virtual polygonal trees. The player starts with an apple tree and completes tasks in order to earn different types of trees. The user begins by setting the focus timer for the desired amount of time, with a minimum of ten minutes.
FamJam is a family chore and goal management app for iOS and Android. The app is designed for parents to set it up in a way that helps their children set and maintain their own chore schedule, habits, and behaviors. The parent can set the app up for multiple children and each child has their own tab on the app where they can complete chores and earn points towards pre-determined awards.
Focus Tomato is a focus timer app that uses witty images and sounds to help the user track their time spent on certain activities and to track their progress over time. The app uses the Pomodoro Method, which is a way of focusing for a set amount of time (usually 20 minutes) with a short break in between each focus session (usually five minutes). When the four focusing sessions are complete, the user takes a longer break (usually 25-30 minutes) and then can begin the process over again. To start, the user opens the app and selects the amount of time that they would like to focus for by clicking on the stopwatch button on the screen.
Sue’s Focus Travel is an app designed with cute, calming sounds and graphics to help users focus on tasks they need to complete. The app uses the Pomodoro Method, which is a way of focusing for a set amount of time (usually 20 minutes) with a short break in between each focus session (usually five minutes). When the four focusing sessions are complete, the user takes a longer break (usually 25-30 minutes) and can then begin the process again. To start, the user opens the app and selects the amount of time they would like to focus for by tapping the clock in the center of the screen. They then click on the “Start” button, and the app will keep track of their focus time. To take a break, the user needs to click the “Rest” button at the bottom of the screen, and the timer will count down the break.
Sushi Monster is a game created by the Scholastic educational team in which players must solve a series of addition and multiplication math problems. Numbers appear on sushi plates and are fed to a “sushi monster.” Players are given a series of products and sums. They must feed the correct sum or product of a combination of sushi plates (numbers) to solve the equation. Players are timed, and the faster they find the correct solution, the higher their score. However, more than quick mental math is required to succeed in the game.
Pokémon GO is an augmented reality (or more accurately, a GPS location-based) game for iPhone and Android mobile devices. Part of the popular Japanese media franchise, Pokémon GO puts the player in the role of a trainer who captures, trains, and battles Pokémon — “pocket monsters” — for sport. The augmented reality (AR) nature of Pokémon GO means that the game world is a player’s actual environment. Developed by Niantic, the studio formerly part of Google and responsible for the popular underground AR game Ingress, Pokémon GO uses a device’s GPS location and camera to place Pokémon in real world places, and Pokéstops and Gyms (where players power up, level up, and battle those creatures) over actual places of interest.
Minecraft is an open-world game unlike any other. Players are placed in a borderless, randomly generated land with no supplies, directions, or objective. It is up to them to decide what to do and how to do it. Players collect materials from the world around them in order to ‘craft’ items and build whatever their mind can imagine. The concept is similar to playing with LEGOs, only the amount of blocks is limitless.
