Prodigy has been around for ten years by now, and many students have heard of or at least played it for a while. It’s been a growing nostalgic experience for many alike. But what do students think about this game?
Prodigy is an educational web game where students can learn either math or English based on their grade level.
This article will be focusing on the math side of Prodigy because the English-learning version was introduced back in 2022. Which is a town builder game instead of an RPG and the math-learning version was much more popular.
With Prodigy being around for a few years now, many have grown up with the program.
“I loved playing prodigy in elementary school. I feel like it was very helpful and educational in math, and it made me actually want to learn. I really liked playing it, and I feel like it was really fun, and I wish I still played it.” Lilia Trudel (9) said.
The player plays as a wizard, and they must defeat the Puppet Master, a villain who seeks to take over Prodigy Island and steal its elemental keystones, ultimately freeing magical pets and restoring balance to the world. With the help of the player’s ally, Noot. They must help out the denizens in each of the five main areas of the game in order to secure the keystones.
The player must battle enemies by answering questions based on their grade level to cast spells in an RPG-style form of combat. The game is very easy to learn and was pretty addictive for many children across schools.
There are plenty of other locations outside the five main areas, such as an excavation site, which lets players dig up fossils and earn money and items. A town that players can explore to battle against other players and buy items and cosmetics from multiple shops, and even a house that players can customize, and much more.
Several students have been polled on this topic, and their responses were gathered. Back when Prodigy first began, it had pixelated graphics that lasted until the start of 2023, when they were changed to be modern hand-drawn graphics.
When conducting a poll the results came back as: 66.7% of students prefer the old pixelated graphics over the newer ones, and 33.3% of students are fine with either of them.
Many students have expressed their sheer joy and gratitude for playing on Prodigy with all the praise they give towards the game.
“I absolutely loved it. It helped me learn so much and understand material in my classes, and it gave me something to talk about with friends.” Noah Gregory (10) said.
